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- To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
- Subject: /usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/README.mouse.gz: add second mouse example
- From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
- Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 05:38:26 +0800
- Message-id: <E1AmgLK-00010s-IW@jidanni.org>
Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.2.1-14
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/README.mouse.gz
$ man XF86Config-4 says
"This can be used, for example, to allow an additional pointer device
to generate core pointer events (like moving the cursor, etc)."
Add an example to this file or the man page to show how, as
it seems impossible, see article <87ad45p1cr.fsf@jidanni.org> .
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- To: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>, 230425-done@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Re: Bug#230425: /usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/README.mouse.gz: add second mouse example
- From: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:03:15 +0200
- Message-id: <20070722010311.GA7437@patate.is-a-geek.org>
- In-reply-to: <E1AmgLK-00010s-IW@jidanni.org>
- References: <E1AmgLK-00010s-IW@jidanni.org>
On Sat, Jan 31, 2004 at 05:38:26 +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Package: xserver-xfree86
> Version: 4.2.1-14
> Severity: wishlist
> File: /usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/README.mouse.gz
>
> $ man XF86Config-4 says
>
> "This can be used, for example, to allow an additional pointer device
> to generate core pointer events (like moving the cursor, etc)."
>
> Add an example to this file or the man page to show how, as
> it seems impossible, see article <87ad45p1cr.fsf@jidanni.org> .
>
I don't understand what you're asking, or what article you reference.
It's fairly easy (and documented) to have additional input devices, and
indeed dexconf adds one if it detects a laptop.
Closing this bug.
Cheers,
Julien
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