[arch-general] xf86-input drivers in xorg group

Thaddeus Nielsen thaddeusn at gmail.com
Mon Jun 27 17:47:01 EDT 2011


On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 03:32:49PM -0600, Javier Vasquez wrote:
> 2011/6/27 Luštický Josef <xlusti00 at stud.fit.vutbr.cz>:
> > Is anyone still using xf86-input-mouse or xf86-input-keyboard driver?
> > These packages are member of xorg group in repos but
> > http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-input-mouse/tree/README says:
> > "This driver is mainly used on non-Linux operating systems such as BSD &
> > Solaris, as modern Linux systems use the xf86-input-evdev driver instead."
> 
> I still do, I haven't moved to the automagically detected input
> drivers yet, and I don't really feel the need yet.  I actually set:
> 
> Section "ServerFlags"
>        Option  "AutoAddDevices"      "False"
>        Option  "AllowEmptyInput"       "False"
> EndSection
> 
> Well, this is just me probably...  I really hope the drivers don't
> disappear, :-)
> 
> -- 
> Javier.

It is not just you; I also set them.

	T.



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