Input device design
Brian Paul
brian.paul at tungstengraphics.com
Wed Aug 31 13:01:06 PDT 2005
I really don't know much about input devices and the issues for the X
server, but one thing is on my mind. Would it be possible to create
an "input device library" that could be used both by the X server and
other programs which don't use X?
Consider that when we get the extended EGL stuff working, we'll have
an OpenGL environment that can be used independently of the X server.
It would be nice to have a complementary input library.
The upsides for such a library are obvious: reusability, modularity,
portability, versatility, etc.
The downside is it could be over-engineered to the point where it's a
big, over-generalized, ambiguous pile of mush.
Is something like this feasible?
Looking at the big picture, an X server layered on EGL/OpenGL and such
an input library might not contain any device-specific code at all.
-Brian
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