[ros-kernel] Some sundry improvements to keyboard handling

[Vizzini]

On Sat, 2003-10-18 at 15:16, art yerkes wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 14:53:00 -0500
> Vizzini <vizzini at plasmic.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 2003-10-15 at 00:56, art yerkes wrote:
> > > 1. I removed the global keyboard pointer, and instead acquire a new copy of
> > > the pointer for each thread that needs it.  This makes a lock unnecessary,
> > > but is probably less efficient than it could be. 
> > > 
> > > 2. Keyboard DLL names are read from the registry in the same way as on win2k.
> > > The (Default) value is taken from HKLM\System\currentcontrolset\nls\locale,
> > > and used to form the key HKLM\System\currentcontrolset\<8-digit-locale>
> > > And get the layout file from the "Layout File" value.  I added the entries
> > > for kbdus in hivesys.inf.  When others make keyboard layouts, they should be
> > > added here.  
> > 
> > This patch works fine for me; if nobody else objects, go ahead and
> > commit it.
> > 
> >  -Vizzini
> 
> Someone will have to commit it for me.  Is there another way to get a hold
> of Rex Joliff?  I have mailed him, but didn't get a response.

Sorry, I thought you had commit access.  I'll commit this.

 -Vizzini