Re: Can I limit the scope of an input device to specific processes ?

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Hi

On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Dr. Zimmermann
<R.Zimmermann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> we've got a special type of keyboard which should only be available in one
> specific process and not publicly, as usually keyboards are.
>
> Is it possible to limit the scope of a specific keyboard?
>
> Or is there a more suited forum where to ask?

There is no such interface in the kernel. However, with careful
access-management, you can get what you want by just allowing your
single process access to the device. But I guess you are working with
an X11 system, so a description of what you actually want to achieve
would help a lot.

Thanks
David
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