[haiku] Re: VMW tools as (optional) package

>From: vincent.duvert@xxxxxxx
>I started creating an input_server add-on for the vmware mouse (using  
>the "tablet" and "serial_mouse" add-ons as examples), I made it  
>working but there are still issues :
>  - Like you said, coordinates are floating numbers from 0 to 1, and  
>unfortunately the VMW backdoor returns the coordinates in pixel.
>So for now I just use :
>float x = cursor_x;
>float y = cursor_y;
>x /= 1024.0;
>y /= 768.0;
The same problem exists for tablets, to some touchpads and others as well.
Tablets even have a twist of their own, the absolute coordinates are absolute 
to the resolution of the input area, not 
the screen resolution.

I wanted to rewrite this for USB HID devices so that device send their reports 
to the input-server and the input-
server does all the heavy lifting, but was adviced against it. I still think 
it's a good idea though...

/Fredrik Holmqvist, TQH

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