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| From | Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, comp.os.linux.x |
| Subject | Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why? |
| Date | 2016-10-26 13:19 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <nuqagl$s6t$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <eli$1610260032@qz.little-neck.ny.us> |
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On Wed, 26 Oct 2016 04:39:59 +0000, Eli the Bearded wrote: > $ 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 > ------ > found some other webcams by way of web search, but no answer of why Does the cam have any buttons on or related to it? Maybe it's registering itself as an input device to handle those. Run xev then press a camera button and see what happens.
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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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