Arnau Bria writes:
> > I have hal support in it, but also still keyboard and mouse sections
> > in xorg.conf. I also have
> > Option "AutoAddDevices" "false"
> > Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false"
> > in the ServerLayout section to make them still work. so I can easier
> > switch between using and not using HAL for devices than by
> > re-compiling with changes USE flags.
>
> Ok, but if I have to add input section and nvidia section, what profit
> do I take from hal? I prefer having my weel know xorg file :-)
Probably no much, apart from having not to put -hal in package.use. Maybe
the detection of your monitor is improved. I heard that switching
resolutions with Ctrl-Alt-+/- is also faster now (seems to be true here),
but that might also be related to the new X.org, not HAL.
And it's easier to try HAL again on the fly, without having to re-build
xorg with changed USE flag. If you decide to drop it completely from
X.org, and never try again, just remove it with -hal use flag. Some day
HAL will be replaced by devicekit anyway, but that may take a while to
happen.
Wonko
