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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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