mouse symlinks

mouse symlinks

[Sam Halliday]

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hi there,

i noticed there is no users mailing list, so please excuse me posting to the
devel list; but there is no alternative.

what i wish to set up is a system whereby i have a symlink in /dev which points
to my preferred mouse device. when my usb mouse is plugged in, i would like it
pointed to it... but when unplugged, it should point to the machine's built in
touchpad.

i have (almost successfully) set up a udev rule which creates a symlink called
/dev/usbmouse which will always point to the usbmouse when it is plugged in (the
problem with /dev/input/mouseX is that X increments every time it is unplugged
and reconnected).

i was referred here from the debian-users list as the general concensus was that
udev could not have the link pointed to the touchpad when the usbmouse was not
plugged in, and that hotplug could probably help me there.

any help is appreciated.

cheers,
Sam
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