Enhancement: Media control keys

[rccarlson]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Would like to be able to control media via the CC. Inputs such as volume control or media skip/pause/play.

Describe the solution you'd like Added key codes, configurable from charachorder-config.com, or more preferably Dot I/O.

Describe alternatives you've considered No alternative that I'm aware of. This is something that must be supported by the keyboard according to my research. Otherwise, simply out of luck.

[jytou]

To me, this is more a bug than an enhancement, though… these are quite standard these days, and not being able to manipulate volume and play/pause music is a huge regression for me compared to using the keyboard without the CCX.

[xslendix]

NOTE: The way keyboards have those functions is not as keycodes, but as system control functions which are a different descriptor. This would require a new USB descriptor to be implemented into CCOS and special code to act on that for the keys

[wkumari]

Yes, but would require the current descriptor to be modified, but Charachorder X already advertises multiple descriptors. AFAICT, the only "special code" needed would be to simply transparently pass through any "keypresses" (events) which it doesn't recognize.

The current CC X descriptors include:

0x05, 0x01,  0x09, 0x02 [...]     // Generic Desktop Ctrls,  Usage Mouse - Usages: Pointer, X, Y, Wheel, AC Pan.
0x05, 0x01,   0x09, 0x06 [...]     // Generic Desktop Ctrls, Usage Keyboard - Usages: Kbrd/Keypad, LEDs, Kbrd/Keypad 

I think that all that would need to be added is: 0x05, 0x0C, 0x09, 0x01, 0xA1, 0x01 // Usage Page: Consumer, Usage: Consumer Control, Collection: Application [...] The full additional descriptor: 05 0c 09 01 a1 01 85 04 19 01 2a a0 02 15 01 26 a0 02 95 01 75 10 81 00 c0 The current CC X descriptor:

  05  01  09  02  a1  01  85  02  09  01  a1  00  05  09  19  01
  29  05  15  00  25  01  95  05  75  01  81  02  95  01  75  03
  81  01  05  01  09  30  09  31  15  81  25  7f  95  02  75  08
  81  06  09  38  15  81  25  7f  95  01  75  08  81  06  05  0c
  0a  38  02  15  81  25  7f  95  01  75  08  81  06  c0  c0  05
  01  09  06  a1  01  85  01  05  07  19  e0  29  e7  15  00  25
  01  75  01  95  08  81  02  75  08  95  01  81  01  05  08  19
  01  29  05  75  01  95  05  91  02  75  01  95  03  91  01  05
  07  19  00  2a  ff  00  15  00  26  ff  00  75  08  95  0c  81
  00  c0

(146 bytes)

The modified one:

  05  01  09  02  a1  01  85  02  09  01  a1  00  05  09  19  01
  29  05  15  00  25  01  95  05  75  01  81  02  95  01  75  03
  81  01  05  01  09  30  09  31  15  81  25  7f  95  02  75  08
  81  06  09  38  15  81  25  7f  95  01  75  08  81  06  05  0c
  0a  38  02  15  81  25  7f  95  01  75  08  81  06  c0  05  0c
  09  01  a1  01  85  04  19  01  2a  a0  02  15  01  26  a0  02
  95  01  75  10  81  00  c0  c0  05  01  09  06  a1  01  85  01
  05  07  19  e0  29  e7  15  00  25  01  75  01  95  08  81  02
  75  08  95  01  81  01  05  08  19  01  29  05  75  01  95  05
  91  02  75  01  95  03  91  01  05  07  19  00  2a  ff  00  15
  00  26  ff  00  75  08  95  0c  81  00  c0

(171 bytes)