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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC] Input: tell mousedev to handle remote console virtual mice using absolute coordinates
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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