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@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ a lot of mice and has many interesting programming techniques inside.
To extend gpm or to debug it, is pretty hard, as the code is not easy To extend gpm or to debug it, is pretty hard, as the code is not easy
to read nor to understand (though fun if you do). to read nor to understand (though fun if you do).
Some time ago I asked around in the world of BSDs, in the Linux kernel, Some time ago I asked around in the world of BSDs, in the Linux kernel
what their preferred way would be to handle mice. and the xorg developers, what their preferred way would be to handle mice.
As there have been almost no responses, it seems everybody does his As there have been almost no responses, it seems everybody does his
own thing. I was also considering whether merging gpm into some own thing. I was also considering whether merging gpm into some
@ -40,20 +40,22 @@ Instead the idea of gpm2 is to have external programs do that and make
gpm2d just an interface to access the various mice. gpm2d just an interface to access the various mice.
The "special case" of drawing a pointer can be realised by writing a The "special case" of drawing a pointer can be realised by writing a
client that does only that particular job. gpm2 client that does only that particular job.
## The future ## The future
I am not sure whether to invest a lot of work into gpm2 or not. I am not sure whether to invest a lot of work into gpm2 or not.
On the one hand I would be pretty happy to have a clean, portable On the one hand I would be pretty happy to have a clean, portable
mouse handling daemon on the other hand I am not sure whether there mouse handling daemon on the other hand I am not sure whether there
is really a need for it. is really a need for it. That said, it depends a lot on the feedback
I get from others.
In case you think there's a need for it, I would like you to drop me In case you have an opinion regarding gpm2, think there's a need for it,
a mail to **nico-gpm2 () schottelius.org** and let me know what you or totally disagree with me (or anything in between),
think about the current design ideas. I would like you to drop me a mail to **nico-gpm2 () schottelius.org**
and let me know what you think about gpm2.
And if you like them very much, you're invited to port / rewrite And if you like them very much, you're invited to port or rewrite
mouse drivers for gpm2. ;-) mouse drivers for [[software/gpm2]]. ;-)
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