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webcam as xinput keybard: why?

From Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc, comp.os.linux.x
Subject webcam as xinput keybard: why?
Date 2016-10-26 04:39 +0000
Organization Some absurd concept
Message-ID <eli$1610260032@qz.little-neck.ny.us> (permalink)

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$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer                     id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer           id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad           id=12   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                    id=3    [master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard          id=5    [slave  keyboard (3)]
...
    ↳ Integrated Webcam                    id=10   [slave  keyboard (3)]

Why is a webcam a keyboard to X11?

Elijah
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found some other webcams by way of web search, but no answer of why

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webcam as xinput keybard: why? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2016-10-26 04:39 +0000
  Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why? Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2016-10-26 13:19 +0000
    Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-10-26 14:46 +0100
      Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-10-26 07:50 -0700
  Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why? "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2016-10-26 11:50 -0400
    Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2016-10-26 22:00 +0000
      Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why? "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2016-10-31 14:43 -0400
  Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why? Donald Smith <donaldsmitht678@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 08:46 -0800

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