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Re: Re: Mouse configuration during installation needs improvement



On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 07:35:20 -0700, Stephen Powell wrote:

> I realize that PS/2 mice were not intended to be hot
> swapped, but "stuff happens".  Sometimes the connector
> is loose and falls out, sometimes a mischievous
> co-worker unplugs it as a practical joke, sometimes
> the mouse fails, sometimes someone trips over the
> cord, sometimes the dog chews on it, sometimes an
> inquisitive toddler unplugs it, etc.  Being able to
> recover from these things without requiring a reboot
> (or at least restarting the X server) is a nice
> feature, one that gpm provides.
> 
If X listens to /dev/input/mice, it doesn't care that you unplugged your
mouse and plugged it again, so I'm not sure what you think gpm provides
here.

Cheers,
Julien


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