[Xorg] XInput Hotplug Additions
Kristian Høgsberg
krh at bitplanet.net
Wed Aug 4 09:45:10 PDT 2004
Joe Krahn wrote:
> Kristian Høgsberg wrote:
>
>> For configuring devices, there are two mechanisms: feedbacks and
>> device controls, and I must admit I'm not sure what the difference
>> is. They both allow clients to change behaivour of a device that
>> you've opened with XOpenDevice().
>
>
> The intended distinction is that feedback events are device outputs,
> like LEDs or beeps. DeviceControls are for configuring a device.
> In the XInput world, the video display is a really big Feedback
> device.
But feedbacks are also used for adjusting mouse acceleration and
keyboard repeat... not just output.
Kristian
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