[comp.windows.x] Support for multiple input devices in X V11

mlp@dana.UUCP (Mark Patrick) (04/27/87)

I have some questions regarding support for multiple (i.e. > 2 ) 
input devices under X V11.  

	Does X have support for multiple input devices e.g. to support 
	a system which has a dial-box, touch-screen, mouse etc. 

	Is it possible to dynamically specify which of these devices 
	controls the cursor, if so how is this done.  

	What about support for other low levels of user feedback e.g. 
	crosshairs?

	Is there any way of dynamically specifying which buttons (e.g. on a 
	button box) get reported with mouse inputs?  

	How can an application determine what physical devices are available 
	from a particular server/screen? 

I understand all this and much more can be done with X11's standard 
extension mechanisms, but I am more interested in whether it can be 
done with standard X V11, or if some standardized extension is (being)
defined for this purpose.


Mark Patrick
hplabs!dana!mlp