Bug#451708: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: Option "GuestMouseOff" "true" not working
In my opinion, the stick should be disabled. The Windows control panel
for Synaptic touchpads has this option; when selected, the stick no
longer moves the mouse. I expect the same behaviour. It seems that the
stick gets its own /dev/input/mouse* device when the machine is booting.
Perhaps when the display manager starts and xorg.conf is parsed, the
device should be "unplugged".
Can I "unplug" a USB device virtually?
as for the bug, I see no evidence that the stick is being affected at
all by the use of "GuestMouseOff" true.
regards,
Tim
On Sun, 2007-11-18 at 12:57 +0900, Mattia Dongili wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 10:58:26PM +0100, Tim Richardson wrote:
> > Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
> > Version: 0.14.7~git20070706-1
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > Option "GuestMouseOff" "true" appears to not work for me. I think this
> > is because I have a USB mouse configured using device /dev/input/mice
> > and the stick is /dev/input/mouse1
> > If I force the USB mouse to be /dev/input/mouse0, then I have no stick.
> > This solutions means I lose the mouse if I unplug it and reconnect it. I
> > have to restart X. So I was hoping that "GuestMouseOff" which really
> > kill the stick.
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> actually this sounds like the option is working, just not as you expect
> or not as you would like to in your specific setup.
> What would be needed in your opinion to fix this?
>
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