Re: lirc as an input device?

[Sven Neumann <sven gimp org>]

Hi,

"Brian J. Murrell" <gtk-list-in interlinx bc ca> writes:

> > What about aadding lirc support into X server, instead?
> 
> Gtk runs on more than just X.  I, for instance am using it on the
> framebuffer/directfb.  Adding LIRC into X would not help me.  :-(

DirectFB comes with a LIRC driver which works fine with the latest
version of GTK+-DirectFB.

> IMHO, it belongs in gdk, not X.  I want LIRC in gtk applications, not
> X applications.

I don't think adding input-drivers to GDK would be a good idea. GDK
should only be a small wrapper around the underlying graphics/input
engine.


Salut, Sven