linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] input: Wacom tablet driver for simple X hotplugging

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Date:	Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:11:59 +0300
From:	Daniel Stone <daniel@...ishbar.org>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...ightbb.com>
Cc:	Magnus Vigerlöf <wigge@...foot.com>,
	linux-input@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] input: Wacom tablet driver for simple X hotplugging

On Fri, Jul 21, 2006 at 10:09:04PM -0400, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Friday 21 July 2006 17:13, Magnus Vigerlöf wrote:
> > I'd appreciate whether you think this is a viable idea to make it as a
> > generic driver instead or should I continue with the Wacom-specific
> > one. I know the 'right' thing would be to make X truly hot-plug aware,
> > but this driver is something that would be possible to use in current
> > systems without any problems.
> > 
> 
> Yes, I think fixing X would ultimately be time better spent. 

It's already mostly done, and should hopefully land for 7.2.  It's a
neat concept, along the lines of /dev/input/mice, but the time for that
kind of pathological braindamage is long gone.

Cheers,
Daniel

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