[RFC] Device hierarchy for MPX

[Mike Hoye]

On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 01:16:57AM +0200, Simon Thum wrote:
> Daniel Stone wrote:
> >>>> with floating devices. Any keyboard in X needs to be paired with a 
> >>>> pointer device, otherwise we cannot generate appropriate events etc.
> >>> I think the correct thing to do for keyboards without a pointer focus is
> >>> to deliver at (0,0): either that or just pick a random focus.
> >> How about picking the last set focus? Maybe that's complicating things,
> >> but it would support a two-pointer-one-keyboard case, which could be
> >> nice in multihead configs.
> > 
> > Er, that would be two-keyboards-one-pointer.  In the
> > two-pointers-one-keyboard case, the keyboard will always be associated
> > with a pointer.
> If I got it right that means I can't type into the other pointer's focus
> without actively switching SD/MD attachment? I think this should be
> possilble, also for the one-keyboard case.
> 
> To quote Peter:
> >An MD can have multiple SDs attached.
> If that includes a SD attached to multiple MDs, everything's fine :)

Hi, noob here. 

I'm really interested in multi-user X for shared-workspace purposes,
and what I'm hoping for is two things:

- To be able to force a specific keyboard to pair with a mouse, and 
- to have a keyboard/mouse pair be able to establish ownership
  of a window.

In my awesome-future workspace, I drag a window over to my second monitor
where my friend clicks on it, I lose my keyboard focus on it and he
takes it over. That's my wish for the 2+ mouse, 2+ keyboard case; I'd
like to be able to establish those bindings either ahead of time or on
the fly, too. Also, a pony.

I hope this is the right time and place to ask for stuff like this.


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