Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes

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Subject	Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes
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On 2020-04-06, Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.misc F Russell <fr@random.info> wrote:
>> On Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:53:33 +0200, J.O. Aho wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> they tended to get a new event device id each time you re-plugged them, 
>>> 
>> 
>> That is the general behavior for all USB devices.
>> 
>> But, other than for exceptional circumstances, workstation keyboard
>> or mouse are not unplugged and replugged.  They are effectively
>> permanent attachments.
>
> But because they *can* be unplugged, the software has to handle the 
> case when they are unplugged.  Because while you might never unplug 
> them, someone, somewhere, will unplug/replug them.

True. My mouse has a bit a broken cable and gets replugged very often.
Which is not recognisable since it happens very quickly.

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Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-05 22:17 +0000
  Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-05 22:47 +0000
  Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 07:02 +0200
    Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-04-06 01:32 -0400
      Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 10:44 +0200
        Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-04-06 11:08 +0200
          Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-04-06 05:53 -0400
            Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-04-07 01:37 +0200
          Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 13:05 +0200
    Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-04-06 11:12 +0200
    Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-06 11:24 +0000
      Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2020-04-06 12:00 +0000
      Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-04-06 08:05 -0400
        Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-06 13:45 +0000
  Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 13:24 +0200
    Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-06 11:41 +0000
      Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 15:53 +0200
        Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-06 14:14 +0000
          Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-04-06 14:19 +0000
            Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes Fenris <fenris@invalid.invalid> - 2020-04-06 14:29 +0000
              Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org - 2020-04-06 15:27 +0000
          Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 17:04 +0200
    Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-06 12:19 +0000
      Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 16:09 +0200
        Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-06 14:46 +0000
  Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-04-06 22:53 +0200
    Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org - 2020-04-07 20:50 +0000

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