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Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why?

From Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc, comp.os.linux.x
Subject Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why?
Date 2016-10-26 07:50 -0700
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <nuqfri$k4l$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <eli$1610260032@qz.little-neck.ny.us> <nuqagl$s6t$1@dont-email.me> <nuqc3a$thq$1@news.albasani.net>

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On 10/26/2016 06:46 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 26/10/16 14:19, Joe Beanfish wrote:
>> 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.
>>
> My webcam reports itself simirlary. No buttons
>
>
Identification
Vendor: ‎

Description: ‎HP Truevision HD

Connection
Bus: ‎usb

Vendor ID: ‎0x064e

Device ID: ‎0x9301

Misc
Module: ‎kbd
	So my webcam reports itself as a keyboard as well in Hardware detection 
but when I configure my scanners it reports itself as a scanner.  Again 
no buttons, This is a built-in to the screen surround
device, operated by software (usually Cheese).

	bliss

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bliss dash SF 4 ever at dslextreme dot com

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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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