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SubjectRe: [PATCH, v2] Input: tell mousedev to handle HP remote console virtual mouse using absolute coordinates
Hi Micah,

On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 05:45:56PM -0700, Micah Parrish wrote:
> The HP Integrated Remote Console Virtual Mouse, which is standard equipment
> on all Proliant and Integrity servers, produces absolute coordinates
> instead of relative coordinates. This is done to synchronize the
> position of the mouse cursor on the client desktop with the mouse
> cursor position on the server. Mousedev is not designed to pass
> those absolute events directly to X, but it can translate them
> into relative movements. It currently does this for tablet like devices
> and touchpads. This patch tells mousedev to also enable this function for
> the HP virtual mouse. This patch is narrower in scope than my previous
> patch of the same name, which enabled abs-to-rel translation for all
> devices with ABS_X, ABS_Y, and BTN_LEFT.
>

I thought it over and I decided to include the previous version of the
patch (the one that does not have venor/pid restriction), since it looks
like Xen people might need it too.

It should be included in the next pull request to Linus.

Sorry for the delays.

--
Dmitry



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