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Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 10:14:36 +0200
From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
To: Steve Howe <un_x@anchorage.net>
Cc: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>,
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Subject: Re: X ld.so's
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On Sun, May 04, 1997 at 11:13:56PM -0800, Steve Howe wrote:
> On Mon, 5 May 1997, Christoph Kukulies wrote:
> 
> > What X are you running ? XFree86 3.? X(formerly inside)?
> 
> 2.2.1 - xf8632
> 
> > X Input Extensions - extends X to accept a variety of 
> > other input devices like dials,tablets etc.

Argh. Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses. As someone else
correctly noted, XIE stands for X Imagining Extensions. Sorry.

> 
> is XIE a general lib for many devices (where do i find which ones?)
> and xf86Elo.so,xf86Jstk.so,etc specific to particular devices
> which can be run without XIE?
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> i need to know for setting up CAD stations (many types of input) ...
> 
> thanks.
> 

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Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de