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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] gpm (X11): touchpad OR usb-mouse?
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 23:47:45
Message-Id: 20060412004205.3d0af6bd@hactar.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] gpm (X11): touchpad OR usb-mouse? by Iain Buchanan
1 On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:47:42 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote:
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3 > I don't know how to do this automatically, nor how to make X use a
4 > different mouse without restarting...
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6 Would a symlink help here? Link the touchpad to, say, dev/input/mymouse
7 then override this link with one to the USB mouse when it is plugged it.
8 Then use the symlink is xorg.conf.
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12 Neil Bothwick
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14 Procrastinate now!

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