2009/9/25 Pieter Panman <pieter@xxxxxxxxx>: > Ryan Leavengood wrote: >> >> I am also a bit cautious about this approach, but if you examine the >> deeper reasoning it starts to make more sense. Specifically the >> ability to configure multiple similar devices differently (such as two >> keyboards or two mice) will require some sort of list. At the moment >> this list would be needed on possibly three different preference apps >> (Keyboard, Mouse, Touchpad.) So at that point it starts to make sense >> to combine them, especially since they are all pretty much in the same >> category (input devices.) >> > > +1 from me, I like that idea, just listing each input device on the left and > having their setting views on the right. So if i were to plug in my usb > mouse on my laptop I'd have the touchpad AND the usb mouse listed for > configuration, next to the keyboard. Having touchpad settings separate to mouse settings is important but all physical mice should have the same settings as should all keyboards. The BeOS/Haiku philosophy is to keep things simple, I wouldn't want to have to configure each device I attached!