Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 4 Jul 2007 00:15:18 +0200 | From | Vojtech Pavlik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Input: Support for a less exclusive grab. |
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On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 12:45:55PM -0400, Zephaniah E. Hull wrote:
> Not really, what happens when the user presses alt-F1?
Well, if the console is switched to medium raw or raw mode, nothing happens.
> A way to tell the kernel that events from a given input device should > not go to the console has been needed since the very first time an X > driver allowed keyboard events from /dev/input/event<n>, and that > still has not changed.
And the ages old method that X has been using before the existence of the input layer still works fine, as far as I know.
> We just want a more flexible approach then what we are already using[0].
I'm fine with that, I just wonder whether attacking it on the input layer side is the right way to do it: If you want to disable the console, tell the console.
That way, we don't have to figure out which exact kernel input handlers are console and which are not.
> I'll see about writing something up when I get back to my computers[1] > and have things set back up[2].
Enjoy whatever computerless period you're planning!
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