Re: How to get touchpad settings back afer (oops!) disabling them?
Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> wrote:
> Chris Green (HE12026-07-18):
> > > export DISPLAY=:0
> > > xinput list
>
> > Ah, yes, that does it, thank you. I'm surprised it worked, I guess
> > that xinput doesn't need to actually access the display, it just wants
> > to know which display the mouse should work on.
>
> xinput needs to access the display, and for that the first thing it
> needs to know is which display to access.
>
> You seem to have an inaccurate conception of how X11 clients work, I
> recommend you read a little about it to avoid further misunderstanding
> in these discussions.
>
Of course, since it is running on the same computer the X server is
there and contactable, even though the display isn't visible. So xinput
can be its client. I just hadn't thought it through properly.
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Chris Green
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