Re: "Internet Keyboard" support for Linux
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Sat, 11 Dec 1999 22:07:06 -0800
Ryan Lortie wrote:
>
> [snip]
> > > My system involves a kernelspace driver to intercept these codes, and a
> > > user-space daemon to process them.
> > >
> >
> > Isn't that what the window manager is for?
> >
> > -hpa
>
> This system is implimented at the kernel level. It works in X, console,
> SVGAlib, and everywhere else. Having something just based in X isn't as
> flexible. (some of us still like the console)
>
> Ryan
It is also an ad hoc hack. That is *bad*.
-hpa
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