[SDL] A system monitoring daemon

[Nicola Larosa]

> SDL would be very handy for receiving the user-generated events: alas, the
> daemon would need to always get them, without having a user interface and
> being in focus. Is there a way to use SDL in such a fashion?

Well, I tried using inotify, the Linux kernel filesystem event monitor, on
the /dev/input/event0 and /dev/input/mice devices. I do get access events,
but cannot distinguish between modifier and normal keys, nor between mouse
cursor position events and button ones.

I really pine for the SDL detail and completeness, but in a system-wide
fashion. :-)


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