Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 12:04:48 -0400 From: Peter Carah <pete@altadena.net> To: Jordan Sissel <psionic@csh.rit.edu>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [patch] new moused and psm patchset Message-ID: <44708FA0.9060204@altadena.net> In-Reply-To: <20060507080835.A58C615BD@fury.csh.rit.edu> References: <20060507080835.A58C615BD@fury.csh.rit.edu>
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Jordan Sissel wrote: > I need some folks to test and criticize my work thus far for a > replacement mouse input system. > I fixed this to apply to 6-stable with only a little trouble (I have a laptop with synaptics pad that is unpleasant to use with the current driver...) Once I figured out that I needed TWO modules (synaptics and sysmouse) in moused, and modified /etc/rc.d/moused to not use incompatible args - the other guy's reply about ignoring -p and such DO matter :-) things worked pretty well. Thunderbird will not extend a selection and PAN has trouble with scroll bars in very full newsgroups. I can try to get a 6.x version of the patchset; AFAIK the main work that remains all goes into moused... style(9), Giant aren't my department (yet). My kernel-fu is weak too :-( (though I have to do some kernel tweaks for linux at work in the next week or so; it may get better.) I can use the uhid driver too (laptop doesn't have an external ps2 connector). The alps pad is very common. Fortunately most pads should at least work with generic. > ou will have a new moused(8) with magic and fairy dust... or something. > For information on how to use the new mouse daemon, see the project > page. > > There are many issues still needing to be resolved, but I've been using > this code base on my new and ancient laptops for several months now. > > psm todo list: > - remove Giant requirement > - ensure it's properly written, my kernel code-fu is weak. > > moused todo list: > - write uhid driver > - port up mouse support from the "old mouse" system, as demanded? > >
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