linux-kernel - Re: attempting to open a VT from elsewhere and take raw keyboard input

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0707180949070.27468@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:49:16 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Shawn Rutledge <shawn.t.rutledge@...il.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: attempting to open a VT from elsewhere and take raw keyboard
 input


On Jul 17 2007 22:01, Shawn Rutledge wrote:
> Yes I know that X does it; I'm trying to write a new windowing system
> which also does that, and the question is how they did it.  I would
> have expected if I just open /dev/tty1, set raw mode, and set some
> termios flags I'd get every key press and release; and it would be my
> choice whether to use blocking or non-blocking I/O.

Why, look at the Xorg source code.


	Jan
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