gpm2 update

Signed-off-by: Nico Schottelius <nico@kr.ethz.ch>
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Nico Schottelius 2010-05-28 10:57:44 +02:00
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You know, gpm is a hack. You know, [[gpm]] is a hack.
The idea of gpm2 is to be a nicer hack: The idea of gpm2 is to be a nicer hack:
* Support multiple mice * Support multiple mice
* Do not draw stuff, but write gpm2 client to do so (os/terminal specific stuff) * Do not draw stuff, but write gpm2 client to do so (os/terminal specific stuff)
* Usable under different OS * Usable under different OS
* Modular design, easy way to add new mice protocols
* Allow hotplugging of mice (i.e. gpm2d can run without any mice at startup) * Allow hotplugging of mice (i.e. gpm2d can run without any mice at startup)
## Trying out gpm2 ## Trying out gpm2
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### Connect to gpm2d ### Connect to gpm2d
Clients need to open /var/run/gpm2/gpm2d.sock to connect to gpm2d. Clients need to open /var/run/gpm2/gpm2d.sock to connect to gpm2d.
[[!tag unix]]