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Bug 2876 - virtual key Home reported as numpad 7
Summary: virtual key Home reported as numpad 7
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: SDL
Classification: Unclassified
Component: events (show other bugs)
Version: 2.0.2
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
: P2 normal
Assignee: Sam Lantinga
QA Contact: Sam Lantinga
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Reported: 2015-02-11 21:46 UTC by Andrew Kelley
Modified: 2015-02-11 21:46 UTC (History)
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Description Andrew Kelley 2015-02-11 21:46:07 UTC 
When I press the Home key on my keyboard, which looks like this: http://superjoe.s3.amazonaws.com/blog-files/laptop-review-bonobo-extreme/bonox-keyboard.jpg

SDL virtual key code is reported as numpad 7. It should be reported as virtual key home. Here is the xev event:

KeyPress event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x4800001,
    root 0x28b, subw 0x0, time 74498988, (109,61), root:(816,165),
    state 0x0, keycode 79 (keysym 0xff95, KP_Home), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False