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Re: Final remote(4) / remote(9) API proposal
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008, Jared D. McNeill wrote:
> It depends what you mean by application. As I have stated before in this
> thread, /dev/remote isn't intended for direct use by the application that
> processes commands, they instead should talk to the userspace daemon which
> handles keymappings.
So in essence, this 'remote control' device can be sort of like a keypad,
might have functions like a mouse or even a plugged in gamepad.
In a completely generic way, it is a "Human Interface Device".. of course,
we have uhid and bthid already but perhaps there is more room in the
namespace?
iain
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