Re: patch to autosuspend mice #2

Oliver Neukum <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.usb.devel
Organization Novell
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Am Donnerstag, 1. Februar 2007 11:09 schrieb Eric Piel:

> Hi,
> 
> I can report success for my mouse automatically turning off (and waking 
> up when I click). However I wonder how good it is in a pure user 
> interface view: suddenly the mouse turns off. That needs to be more 
> configurable and more associated to other computer events. Would it be 
> possible to add a sysfs file to control this behavior: automatic or 
> _manual_ (userspace controlled).

Yes. There is a patch that allows control of autosuspend on a per device
basis for all USB devices. I can send you it, if you'd like to try.

> In a manual mode, it would be (theoretically) possible to turn off the 
> mouse at the same time the screensaver starts or in the same time that 
> the mouse cursor disappears when watching a movie or at the same time as 
> the laptop lid closes...

I had thought of the opposite actually. To wake the mouse if you use
eg. the keyboard. I think both we'll be needed. It'll be included in future
versions.

> Oh well... I'm sure you've already thought about it, and you are more 
> concentrated on the technical aspect for now. I'll try to find bugs for 
> now ;-)

It works, I am preliminarily happy.

	Regards
		Oliver

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