Re: Mapping between DOM3 keylist and CEA2014/OIPF virtual keycodes

I would think the back key should be handled by user agent and not passed to application, correct? Does W3C specify key mappings for application and user agent level?

Regards, Graham

Giuseppe Pascale <giuseppep@opera.com> wrote:



Olivier (replying in the right thread)

> VK_BACK is not specified in :
> [37] Advanced Television Systems Committee, DTV Application Software Environment Level 1 (DASE-1) Part 2, A/100-2, 9 March 2003, http://www.atsc.org/cms/standards/a100/a_100_2.pdf
> Should you rather specify VK_BACK_SPACE (value 8)?

As mentioned below, the spec I'm looking at is CEA2014, and it includes both VK_BACK and VK_BACK_SPACE.
For the record the list I'm using comes from the OIPF Web Standards TV profile shared on this list a while ago

http://www.oipf.tv/specifications/login/com-sef-users-download?gid=103

Of course one could argue that VK_BACK and VK_BACK_SPACE are the same and the first should be dropped. Is that what you were suggesting?

Note though that they are usually intended as different. See also this list that Glenn put together a while ago
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-web-and-tv/2011May/att-0039/vk-for-tv.html

/g


On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Giuseppe Pascale <giuseppep@opera.com<mailto:giuseppep@opera.com>> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I was trying to map the key values in DOM3 spec [1] with the ones defined by
> CEA2014
> The result is attached. I was wondering if people on this list with relevant
> knowledge (Glenn, Mark, Bob, Doug, I'm looking at you ;) ) could check it
> and see if it they agree on the mapping.
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> In particular, I have an issue with the "back" key: CEA2014 have both a
> "VK_BACK" and VK_BACK_SLASH". The latter maps on DOM3 "Backspace" but what
> about the first?
>
> (VK_BACK is the "return" key you find on many TV remote controllers)
>
> cheers,
> /g
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> [1]
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-DOM-Level-3-Events-20120906/#key-values-list
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