Re: [e-users] ACPI Settings Changed to Buttons?

2011-05-12 Thread Wido
I was thinking tonigh about this topic, and here are a couple thought I would like to share E is almost completelly focused to GUI and thanks to edje (if I remember well), the EFL stuff can receive mouse events Based on this, why don't we add 'graphical' things that control/show ACPI events?

Re: [e-users] ACPI Settings Changed to Buttons?

2011-05-12 Thread The Rasterman
On Thu, 12 May 2011 02:47:36 -0700 Michael Jennings m...@kainx.org said: On Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 09:03:16 (+0900), Carsten Haitzler wrote: grandma :) could call it hardware buttons. frankly.. i think that acpi is abused/misused in so many ways by hw vendors. if its a button like a

Re: [e-users] ACPI Settings Changed to Buttons?

2011-05-12 Thread The Rasterman
On Thu, 12 May 2011 14:47:39 -0300 Wido wido...@gmail.com said: you've got it the wrong way around. acpi allows us to get EVENTS when these hardware buttons/switches etc. are activated. ie WHEN the fan goes on and off, WHEN the wifi switch is toggled, WHEN the lid is closed and opened. we can't

Re: [e-users] ACPI Settings Changed to Buttons?

2011-05-11 Thread The Rasterman
On Mon, 9 May 2011 18:57:54 -0500 Jeff Hoogland jeffhoogl...@linux.com said: does your brandmother know what the hell acpi is? :) Why was the ACPI Settings changed to Buttons? Seems to make less sense to me personally. Hoping someone can explain the logic behind it :) -- ~Jeff Hoogland

Re: [e-users] ACPI Settings Changed to Buttons?

2011-05-11 Thread Jeff Hoogland
Touche - but I also think closing lid is hardly a Button :P On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 5:25 AM, Carsten Haitzler ras...@rasterman.comwrote: On Mon, 9 May 2011 18:57:54 -0500 Jeff Hoogland jeffhoogl...@linux.com said: does your brandmother know what the hell acpi is? :) Why was the ACPI

Re: [e-users] ACPI Settings Changed to Buttons?

2011-05-11 Thread Michael Jennings
On Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 08:16:01 (-0500), Jeff Hoogland wrote: Touche - but I also think closing lid is hardly a Button :P Power Management, Energy Conservation, or even Green Computing would be more appropriate and clear. Michael -- Michael Jennings (a.k.a. KainX)

Re: [e-users] ACPI Settings Changed to Buttons?

2011-05-11 Thread The Rasterman
On Wed, 11 May 2011 06:23:28 -0700 Michael Jennings m...@kainx.org said: On Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 08:16:01 (-0500), Jeff Hoogland wrote: Touche - but I also think closing lid is hardly a Button :P Power Management, Energy Conservation, or even Green Computing would be more

Re: [e-users] ACPI Settings Changed to Buttons?

2011-05-11 Thread The Rasterman
On Wed, 11 May 2011 08:16:01 -0500 Jeff Hoogland jeffhoogl...@linux.com said: sure, but power button, reset button, sleep button and so-on are. more buttons that lids. there isn't a good single word for it all, but acpi is the most obscure. :) Touche - but I also think closing lid is hardly a

Re: [e-users] ACPI Settings Changed to Buttons?

2011-05-11 Thread Jeff Hoogland
That all makes sense. Was just curious about the change. On Wed May 11 2011 11:01:26 AM CDT, Carsten Haitzler ras...@rasterman.com wrote: On Wed, 11 May 2011 06:23:28 -0700 Michael Jennings m...@kainx.org said: On Wednesday, 11 May 2011, at 08:16:01 (-0500), Jeff Hoogland wrote:

Re: [e-users] ACPI Settings Changed to Buttons?

2011-05-11 Thread The Rasterman
On Wed, 11 May 2011 11:27:37 -0500 Jeff Hoogland jeffhoogl...@gmail.com said: grandma :) could call it hardware buttons. frankly.. i think that acpi is abused/misused in so many ways by hw vendors. if its a button like a key.. it should be a key. always. wired up to the kbd controller with a

[e-users] ACPI Settings Changed to Buttons?

2011-05-09 Thread Jeff Hoogland
Why was the ACPI Settings changed to Buttons? Seems to make less sense to me personally. Hoping someone can explain the logic behind it :) -- ~Jeff Hoogland http://jeffhoogland.com/ Thoughts on Technology http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/, Tech Blog Bodhi Linux http://bodhilinux.com/,