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| author | Thorvald Natvig <slicer@users.sourceforge.net> | 2007-08-10 19:24:05 +0400 |
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| committer | Thorvald Natvig <slicer@users.sourceforge.net> | 2007-08-10 19:24:05 +0400 |
| commit | c17cc96698891b1fc9a74c50df46c3d60b4b7bd9 (patch) | |
| tree | dcdc2c1d9ca6bca502199e1c6b68b817d514a6f5 /README.Linux | |
| parent | c95963a70b6254b0fbe9064314dc0c54fa45bd37 (diff) | |
Support kernel input devices on Linux
git-svn-id: https://mumble.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mumble/trunk@714 05730e5d-ab1b-0410-a4ac-84af385074fa
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| -rw-r--r-- | README.Linux | 15 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/README.Linux b/README.Linux index 65f9ea142..ae5b821b9 100644 --- a/README.Linux +++ b/README.Linux @@ -16,8 +16,19 @@ Global Keyboard Events ====================== Unlike Windows, there is no easy way to monitor all key and mouse events -under X11. At the moment, Mumble uses the Xevie extension to accomplish -this, but unfortunately that extension is disabled by default. To enable it +under X11. + +On Linux, Mumble supports reading the kernel input devices. To use this, +make sure mumble can open /dev/input/event* for reading. To test it out, +that should only require: + sudo chmod a+r /dev/input/event* +However, be aware that this will most likely only last until the next reboot +(at which point devfs is recreated) and you also allow any program run by any +user to monitor the physical keyboard. + +If you're not running Linux (or you're unwilling to compromise keyboard +security), you can use Xevie under X11 to accomplish the same thing, but +unfortunately that extension is disabled by default. To enable it (and push-to-talk), add the following to your xorg.conf: Section "Extensions" |