Randy McMurchy wrote:
Gosh, it seems the "old way" is a heckuva lot simpler than the
"second way".
What advantage is gained doing all that extra work in the "second
way"?
The mouse movement is available not only as /dev/input/mice data, but
also as /dev/input/event* interface (but the ruby-patched Xorg that can
actually use that is beyond BLFS). The main advantage is consistency
with PS/2 and USB setups. You run the "inputattach" program and forget
that the mouse is a serial one.
Also, the kernel does some interpolation of mouse data, so the cursor
moves more smoothly.
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Alexander E. Patrakov
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