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wowowow, sorry, misunderstood the GDM, GPM difference... Ignore the |
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On 4/11/06, Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On 4/11/06, Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@×××.de> wrote: |
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> > Hi, |
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> > On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:55:46 +0200 |
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> > Jarry <jarry@×××.net> wrote: |
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> > > Is it possible to configure gpm so, that if usb-mouse is |
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> > > attached, then only mouse can be used as pointing device? |
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> > You may try to use udev for that. It can call scripts when devices are |
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> > plugged in and out or just present at boot (using coldplug for older |
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> > udev versions). You can let the script switch configuration files and |
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> > send gpm a signal that lets it read its configuration again. The key is |
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> This looks a bit complicated, since as far as I know GDM uses Xorg's |
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> configuration to discover how to use mouse/keyboard, so, if you're |
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> going to have more than one configuration, wouldn't it be necessary |
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> for you to restart the X server? I too have a laptop, but for mine the |
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> switch button for the synaptic touchpad really works :) turning it off |
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> completely both in win and lin. |
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> A friend told me once that he wrote a udev rule that recreated a |
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> device every time he plugged in and out his USB mouse, this way, when |
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> plugged out, the device pointed to the touchpad, while plugged in, it |
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> references the USB mouse. |
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> > that you should not use "/dev/input/mice" as the device but have two |
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> > separate gpm configurations with "/dev/input/mouseN" (you can also use |
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> > udev to give more persistent names). |
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> Can GDM do this? Sorry, couldn't find anything in the docs about it... |
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> Daniel da Veiga |
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> Computer Operator - RS - Brazil |
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> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- |
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> Version: 3.1 |
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> GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- |
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> PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ |
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> ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ |
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Daniel da Veiga |
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Computer Operator - RS - Brazil |
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-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- |
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Version: 3.1 |
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GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- |
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PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ |
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------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ |
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