Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 9 Jan 2008 09:26:39 -0700 | From | Alex Chiang <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH RFC] Input: tell mousedev to handle remote console virtual mice using absolute coordinates |
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Hi Dmitry,
* Micah Parrish <micah.parrish@hp.com>: > Devices like the HP Integrated Remote Console Virtual Mouse, which are > standard equipment on all Proliant and Integrity servers, produce > 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 merely tells it to also > include a device with ABS_X, ABS_Y, and mouse buttons in its list of > devices to process input for. > > This patch enables the mouse pointer to move when using the remote > console. Without this patch, the cursor will not move.
We're looking to get this patch accepted into a distro, which is of course easier if it is first accepted upstream.
Is there anything we can do to help explain this patch further to enable acceptance?
Thanks.
/ac
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