"Write a single library to handle all input devices, it'll be easy" they said...

Why it was recommended

One of the folks behind both Wayland and X gave a fantastic talk on the issues and the hell.

Strong recommendationindrora · Original2024-08

What it covers

Peter Hutterer's linux.conf.au 2020 talk on creating libinput, the unified userspace input library, and the difficulties of handling the many quirks of input devices. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

linux.conf.au

Length

46 min 54 sec

Year

2020

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