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Tagged with input-device xorg
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Why can't I use the laptop mouse or keyboard in any X window manager on an Alpine Linux machine?
My laptop's keyboard and mice don't work in an X session anymore regardless if started by xinit or a dm. The keyboard works fine in a tty though. I would've included all the necessary info in my ...
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xserver not using hotplug keyboard and mouse
I'm using a Linux desktop. My own customized distro, using debian packages, but no systemd stuff.
The problem is if I re-plug the USB keyboard or mouse, the X will not respond to them anymore. unless ...
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Making X recognize joypad input as activity
I want my desktop to stop dimming and screen locking when I’m playing my games, but I don’t want to have to disable power saving features before I start playing every time. I feel like other input ...
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Trackpoint speed too high with libinput
archlinux recently switched to libinput as the default input driver. Since then the trackpoint on my Dell Latitude E5470 is barely usable. It is much too fast and detailed pointing isn't possible.
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Trouble assigning different layouts to multiple simultaneous input devices in Linux
I have a Linux machine on which I frequently switch between a standard, wireless Logitech keyboard with built-in trackpad, and an "air mouse" with built-in mini keyboard. The keyboard has a Swedish ...
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Rename X11 input devices with hotplugging?
Is it possible to change the X11 input device identifiers, as they are for example listed by xinput? Preferably without switching to a static xorg.conf configuration, I'm using xorg-server 1.12.4 (...
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Window manager which allows multiple active windows/multiple input devices?
I have a huge desktop, with multiple monitors, and one pretty good computer.
I also have multiple mice and keyboards laying around.
Now I would really like to make use of all the hardware. Say a ...
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