[directfb-users] Hello to the list

gianluca

2013-06-12 07:59:40 UTC

Post by gianluca
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I am trying to run DirectFB program in a windowed mode in X11, using my
Desktop running Linux Mint 13 - Debian.
I installed everything (from -dev packages to libs...) so I can compile
and run examples in a windowed mode over Xorg Desktop running MATE
Desktop (A successor of Gnome).
system=x11
force-windowed
mode=800x480
scaled=800x480
and the every application seems to run fine, with a strange behaviour
when grabbing the mouse.
I clearly see two mouse arrows: one jumping aroud the application window
and another one is following my mouse movement.
I can say my cursor is giving the application the event, but it is very
annoying to see two (or even more) objects onto screen when I move the
mouse.
Any help, clue, or what ever to disable this "feature"?
The same problem occurs when I run Qt-Embedded DirectFB window mode
application with -qws option, so I can say it is a DirectFB issue and
not Qt issue.

Actually I've just found what was causing these effects: joystick module.
In fact, simply disabling the module joystick everything went fine.

It seems that on DirectFB on Windowed Mode over X11, some input device
is acting as a joystick device (or simply it is a drawback effect of a
X11 driver with DirectFB), so simply disabling the module before opening
the window cures the undesired effect.

I hope this workaround can be helpful to somebody!

Cheers,
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