Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:07:32 -0500 | From | Dmitry Torokhov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH, v2] Input: tell mousedev to handle HP remote console virtual mouse using absolute coordinates |
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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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