Chris Green (HE12026-07-18): > > export DISPLAY=:0 > > xinput list
> Ah, yes, that does it, thank you. I'm surprised it worked, I guess > that xinput doesn't need to actually access the display, it just wants > to know which display the mouse should work on. xinput needs to access the display, and for that the first thing it needs to know is which display to access. You seem to have an inaccurate conception of how X11 clients work, I recommend you read a little about it to avoid further misunderstanding in these discussions. Regards, -- Nicolas George
