Keyboard should provide an equivalent to the wasd function for non-english layout

[kototama]

The keyboard module should provide a function to build the equivalent of the wasd function, or at least expose dropmax and toXY, to allow the clients to have the function for non-english layout.

[jvoigtlaender]

Please consider everything that was written here: https://github.com/elm-lang/core/pull/492

[jvoigtlaender]

Please consider everything that was written here: https://github.com/elm-lang/core/pull/492

[jvoigtlaender]

@kototama, any further thoughts after reading what I pointed you to?

[jvoigtlaender]

@kototama, any further thoughts after reading what I pointed you to?

[kototama]

That's basically what I did before opening this PR. It's not as convenient as it seems.

I can understand the wish to not put too much into core but on the other hand, for this case, core is assuming that most users will have a US layout. The need of users having others layouts is more complicate to implement because not all functions are exposed. It's not very fair.

A library can be close to modification, but it should be open for extension. It would be nicer to have a higher level function that build the equivalent of wasd given different keys mapping / layouts.

[kototama]

That's basically what I did before opening this PR. It's not as convenient as it seems.

I can understand the wish to not put too much into core but on the other hand, for this case, core is assuming that most users will have a US layout. The need of users having others layouts is more complicate to implement because not all functions are exposed. It's not very fair.

A library can be close to modification, but it should be open for extension. It would be nicer to have a higher level function that build the equivalent of wasd given different keys mapping / layouts.

[jvoigtlaender]

Fair points. I am not making decisions about what goes into core. So you'll have to wait until Evan gets around to considering your issue.

But as pointed out by me in the other thread, a more targetted request (more targetted than "provide an equivalent to the wasd function for non-english layout") may make more sense. Propose specifically to resurrect the directions function from core version 1.0.0? Or just to expose the toXY function? (Exposing dropMap makes no sense from an API perspective.)

[jvoigtlaender]

Fair points. I am not making decisions about what goes into core. So you'll have to wait until Evan gets around to considering your issue.

But as pointed out by me in the other thread, a more targetted request (more targetted than "provide an equivalent to the wasd function for non-english layout") may make more sense. Propose specifically to resurrect the directions function from core version 1.0.0? Or just to expose the toXY function? (Exposing dropMap makes no sense from an API perspective.)

[kototama]

I'll have a second look when I have more time. Thank you.

[kototama]

I'll have a second look when I have more time. Thank you.

[jvoigtlaender]

This issue would now belong over at https://github.com/elm-lang/keyboard.

[jvoigtlaender]

This issue would now belong over at https://github.com/elm-lang/keyboard.