Re: git: bb8230f838c8 - main - hkbd(4): add some extra handy fn key bindings

From: Oliver Pinter <oliver.pntr_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:35:36 UTC
Hi!

Would you like to add these to man page as well?

Thanks,
Oliver

On Sunday, March 29, 2026, Vladimir Kondratyev <wulf@freebsd.org> wrote:

> The branch main has been updated by wulf:
>
> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=
> bb8230f838c8d5f8d362a0dad4809908b44ae379
>
> commit bb8230f838c8d5f8d362a0dad4809908b44ae379
> Author:     Toby Slight <tslight@pm.me>
> AuthorDate: 2026-03-29 13:16:57 +0000
> Commit:     Vladimir Kondratyev <wulf@FreeBSD.org>
> CommitDate: 2026-03-29 13:16:57 +0000
>
>     hkbd(4): add some extra handy fn key bindings
>
>     - Fn+S for ScrollLock as it's very useful to have ScrollLock on
>       FreeBSD's TTY.
>     - Fn+P for PrtSc/SysRq, as it's another very handy but sadly missing
>       key on Macbooks.
>     - Some other Fn+<key> combinations duplicating existing keys.
>
>     Apply the change to ukbd(4) as well.
>
>     Signed-off-by: Toby Slight <tslight@pm.me>
>
>     Reviewed by:    wulf
>     MFC after:      1 month
>     Pull Request:   https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/pull/1998
> ---
>  sys/dev/hid/hkbd.c       | 10 ++++++++++
>  sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c | 10 ++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/sys/dev/hid/hkbd.c b/sys/dev/hid/hkbd.c
> index 9ab02e940089..c98f4be69169 100644
> --- a/sys/dev/hid/hkbd.c
> +++ b/sys/dev/hid/hkbd.c
> @@ -623,6 +623,16 @@ static uint32_t
>  hkbd_apple_fn(uint32_t keycode)
>  {
>         switch (keycode) {
> +       case 0x0b: return 0x50; /* H -> LEFT ARROW */
> +       case 0x0d: return 0x51; /* J -> DOWN ARROW */
> +       case 0x0e: return 0x52; /* K -> UP ARROW */
> +       case 0x0f: return 0x4f; /* L -> RIGHT ARROW */
> +       case 0x36: return 0x4a; /* COMMA -> HOME */
> +       case 0x37: return 0x4d; /* DOT -> END */
> +       case 0x18: return 0x4b; /* U -> PGUP */
> +       case 0x07: return 0x4e; /* D -> PGDN */
> +       case 0x16: return 0x47; /* S -> SCROLLLOCK */
> +       case 0x13: return 0x46; /* P -> SYSRQ/PRTSC */
>         case 0x28: return 0x49; /* RETURN -> INSERT */
>         case 0x2a: return 0x4c; /* BACKSPACE -> DEL */
>         case 0x50: return 0x4a; /* LEFT ARROW -> HOME */
> diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c b/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c
> index 3ebdf1e9747d..37deb5c56fbd 100644
> --- a/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c
> +++ b/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c
> @@ -677,6 +677,16 @@ static uint32_t
>  ukbd_apple_fn(uint32_t keycode)
>  {
>         switch (keycode) {
> +       case 0x0b: return 0x50; /* H -> LEFT ARROW */
> +       case 0x0d: return 0x51; /* J -> DOWN ARROW */
> +       case 0x0e: return 0x52; /* K -> UP ARROW */
> +       case 0x0f: return 0x4f; /* L -> RIGHT ARROW */
> +       case 0x36: return 0x4a; /* COMMA -> HOME */
> +       case 0x37: return 0x4d; /* DOT -> END */
> +       case 0x18: return 0x4b; /* U -> PGUP */
> +       case 0x07: return 0x4e; /* D -> PGDN */
> +       case 0x16: return 0x47; /* S -> SCROLLLOCK */
> +       case 0x13: return 0x46; /* P -> SYSRQ/PRTSC */
>         case 0x28: return 0x49; /* RETURN -> INSERT */
>         case 0x2a: return 0x4c; /* BACKSPACE -> DEL */
>         case 0x50: return 0x4a; /* LEFT ARROW -> HOME */
>
>