slides: why, force feedback

1 files changed, 45 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/xf86-input-joystick.tex b/xf86-input-joystick.tex
index 898f0d3..7508652 100644
--- a/xf86-input-joystick.tex
+++ b/xf86-input-joystick.tex
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
   \structure{xf86-input-joystick?}
   \begin{itemize}
     \item \textbf{not} meant for playing games under X
-    \item input module for the X.Org server to handle joystick devices
-    \item can emit cursor movement and key events
+    \item input module for the X.Org server to handle classical joysticks
+    \item can emit pointer movement and key events
     \item \textbf{control the cursor with a joystick}
   \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}
@@ -86,8 +86,32 @@
 
 
 \section{Basics}
+\subsection{why joysticks}
+\begin{frame}{why joysticks?}
+  \begin{itemize}
+    \item cheap remote control
+    \begin{itemize}
+      \item being lazy
+      \item watching movies from couch
+      \item control music
+    \end{itemize}
+
+    \item interactive kiosk systems
+    \begin{itemize}
+      \item replace fragile mouse/trackpad
+    \end{itemize}
+
+    \item console and media center systems
+    \begin{itemize}
+      \item Linux on XBox, PS2, ...
+      \item \textit{Steam Big Picture} going there
+    \end{itemize}
+  \end{itemize}
+\end{frame}
+
+
 \subsection{physical joysticks}
-\begin{frame}{joysticks}
+\begin{frame}{classical joysticks}
   \begin{itemize}
     \item lot of different hardware configurations
     \item easily 6 or more axes, different types
@@ -195,7 +219,10 @@ $$
      \item auto repeat applies
      \item keyboard layout applies
     \end{itemize}
-    \item disable all events
+    \item disable all events temporarily
+    \begin{itemize}
+      \item still allows playing games
+    \end{itemize}
   \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}
 
@@ -275,7 +302,7 @@ $$
 \begin{frame}{raw valuator events}
   \begin{itemize}
     \item valuators 0 and 1 reserved for pointer movement
-    \item optional additional raw valuator per axis
+    \item optional raw valuators per axis
     \begin{itemize}
       \item useful for XI2 applications (e.g. gimp)
       \item less useful for games
@@ -293,16 +320,25 @@ $$
       \item end user desktop systems
       \item interactive kiosk systems
       \item console systems (XBox, PS2/3, ...)
-      \item media central systems
+      \item Wii remote? Kinect? \\
+      $ \Rightarrow $ not classical joysticks \\
+      $ \Rightarrow $ different module
     \end{itemize}
     \item support for Solaris, etc. possible \\
-    $ \Rightarrow $ not useful    
+    $ \Rightarrow $ not attractive enough yet
   \end{itemize}
-
 \end{frame}
 
 
 \subsection{features}
+\begin{frame}{force feedback}
+  \begin{itemize}
+    \item events from toolkit
+    \item event infrastructure from client to server
+  \end{itemize}
+\end{frame}
+
+
 \begin{frame}{possible features}
   \begin{itemize}
     \item most properties implemented
@@ -312,9 +348,8 @@ $$
     \item \textbf{xinput} only ``frontend'' for properties
     \begin{itemize}
       \item driver can deactivate/activate itself
-      \item GTK/Qt frontend with profiles
+      \item GTK/Qt frontend with ``profiles''
     \end{itemize}
-    \item \textit{force feedback} support
   \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}