Xorg Input Hotplugging

[Daniel Stone]

On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 02:41:32PM -0400, ext Bernardo Innocenti wrote:
> Daniel Stone wrote:
> >> FDI files? xorg.conf? evdev parameters?
> > 
> > /etc/hal/fdi, e.g.:
> > <deviceinfo version="0.2">
> >   <device>
> >     <match key="input.xkb.rules" contains="base">
> >       <merge key="input.xkb.layout" type="string">math</merge>
> >       <append key="input.xkb.options" type="strlist">ctrl:nocaps</append>
> >       <append key="input.xkb.options" type="strlist">compose:ralt</append>
> >     </match>
> >   </device>
> > </deviceinfo>
> > 
> > This is what I use.
> 
> Yeah, but editing fdi files according to the system settings does not
> seem like an acceptable solution for OS distributors, does it?

Why is making an FDI less acceptable than making an xorg.conf?

> The display managers should really set the keyboard themselves as
> others have suggested in this thread.  And this is what I'm planning
> to do in olpc-dm.

Yes, as I said, but failing that, the FDI.

Cheers,
Daniel
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