Re: Proposal: virtual package + alternative: x-keyboard

2009-03-12 Thread Yaroslav Halchenko
Primary reason why I raised it appeared when I tried hackable1 Debian-based distribution for freerunner. X server was hardcoded to use /usr/bin/xkbd for a keyboard which comes up whenever user presses AUX button. There were no easy way to alternate the input method. So for qwo package I just sugges

Re: Proposal: virtual package + alternative: x-keyboard

2009-03-12 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Neil Williams writes: > However, there is another issue here - if the device is multi-user, > most login managers cannot cope with a touchscreen keyboard. gpe-login > is one that can, gdm cannot. > > Having touchscreen keyboard support in X is good as long as the user > can log into their X envir

Re: Proposal: virtual package + alternative: x-keyboard

2009-03-12 Thread Neil Williams
On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:38:49 -0400 Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > In the light of having Debian on all kinds of devices with touchscreens > (tablets/freerunner), I propose to add a virtual package > > x-keyboard > or may be better > x-onscreen-keyboard ? x- infers screen IMHO in the same way as x-

Proposal: virtual package + alternative: x-keyboard

2009-03-11 Thread Yaroslav Halchenko
In the light of having Debian on all kinds of devices with touchscreens (tablets/freerunner), I propose to add a virtual package x-keyboard or may be better x-onscreen-keyboard ? and a equivalently named alternative Packages which I should provide it (there could be more): xvkbd qwo matchbox-key