Re: Griffin Powermate evdev setup

2009-04-29 Thread David Hagood
I'd like to ask a more general question about devices which, like the Powermate, don't really fit into either the Keyboard or Pointing device classes: To what extent *should* X support these devices? Let's examine a ShuttlePro - a jog wheel, a spinner, 15 buttons. It's not really a keyboard, as

Re: Griffin Powermate evdev setup

2009-04-29 Thread Peter Hutterer
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 06:56:47AM -0500, David Hagood wrote: I'd like to ask a more general question about devices which, like the Powermate, don't really fit into either the Keyboard or Pointing device classes: To what extent *should* X support these devices? Let's examine a ShuttlePro

Re: Griffin Powermate evdev setup

2009-04-28 Thread Phil Endecott
Peter Hutterer wrote: On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:09:17AM +0100, Phil Endecott wrote: Option DIALRelativeAxisButtons 4 5 This option isn't supported anymore. OK. I think something like this is needed, though. If you have an application that actually knows about the dial axis

Re: Griffin Powermate evdev setup

2009-04-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 28 April 2009, Phil Endecott wrote: Peter Hutterer wrote: On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:09:17AM +0100, Phil Endecott wrote: Option DIALRelativeAxisButtons 4 5 This option isn't supported anymore. OK. I think something like this is needed, though. If you have an

Re: Griffin Powermate evdev setup

2009-04-28 Thread Dan Nicholson
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Phil Endecott spam_from_x...@chezphil.org wrote: Peter Hutterer wrote: On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:09:17AM +0100, Phil Endecott wrote:      Option          DIALRelativeAxisButtons 4 5 This option isn't supported anymore. OK.  I think something like this is

Re: Griffin Powermate evdev setup

2009-04-28 Thread Phil Endecott
Dan Nicholson wrote: On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Phil Endecott spam_from_x...@chezphil.org wrote: Peter Hutterer wrote: On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:09:17AM +0100, Phil Endecott wrote:      Option          DIALRelativeAxisButtons 4 5 This option isn't supported anymore. OK.  

Re: Griffin Powermate evdev setup

2009-04-28 Thread Dan Nicholson
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 8:00 AM, Phil Endecott spam_from_x...@chezphil.org wrote: Dan Nicholson wrote: On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Phil Endecott spam_from_x...@chezphil.org wrote: Peter Hutterer wrote: On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:09:17AM +0100, Phil Endecott wrote:      Option        

Re: Griffin Powermate evdev setup

2009-04-27 Thread Phil Endecott
Dan Nicholson wrote: On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Phil Endecott spam_from_x...@chezphil.org wrote: I have a Griffin Powermate; it's a USB knob that you can use for scrolling etc.  This morning the computer that it was attached to died.  I'm now having trouble getting to work with the

Re: Griffin Powermate evdev setup

2009-04-27 Thread Dan Nicholson
On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 3:00 AM, Phil Endecott spam_from_x...@chezphil.org wrote: Dan Nicholson wrote: On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Phil Endecott spam_from_x...@chezphil.org wrote: I have a Griffin Powermate; it's a USB knob that you can use for scrolling etc.  This morning the computer

Re: Griffin Powermate evdev setup

2009-04-26 Thread Dan Nicholson
On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Phil Endecott spam_from_x...@chezphil.org wrote: Dear Experts, I have a Griffin Powermate; it's a USB knob that you can use for scrolling etc.  This morning the computer that it was attached to died.  I'm now having trouble getting to work with the substitute