input device support in xserver

Robert Wörle PaceBlade Support robert@paceblade.com
Sun, 15 Feb 2004 11:38:40 +0100


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>>   While Xi handles all of the input events that most devices
>>   could generate, it does not address the issue of hotplug. Two
>>   general problems come up with the addition of hotplug to the
>>   Xi specification:
>>    1. how to notify apps of input device changes
>>    2. how to retain backward compatibility while moving forward
>>       gracefully
>>
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>We should also consider a way to get feedback to/from the input device
>on the fly for things like calibration and force feedback.
>
>Alex 
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YO ,,, that is also my concern . Keep thinking of all the touchscreens 
and Tablet Pc`s out there .