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Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why?

From "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc, comp.os.linux.x
Subject Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why?
Date 2016-10-31 14:43 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <op.yp7nmpp4a3w0dxdave@hodgins.homeip.net> (permalink)
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On Wed, 26 Oct 2016 18:00:59 -0400, Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:

> In comp.os.linux.x, David W. Hodgins <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>                      It's easier to add it to the keyboard section,
>> then to create a new category.

> That makes less sense. Is X11 so contrained as to only be able to handle
> two classes of input?

Not so much the number of classes, as not being able to handle anything
other then very minor bug fixes.

X11 has reached the point that it is not maintainable. That's why it's
being re-written from scratch. The re-written X11 is called wayland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_(display_server_protocol)

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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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
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  Re: webcam as xinput keybard: why? "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2016-10-26 11:50 -0400
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      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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