[SDL] patch to allow for accelerometer input as directional control

[Mikael Eriksson]

On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 01:25:54PM -0700, Mark A Smith wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have posted to my website a patch to SDL which allows the accelerometer
> in ThinkPads to be used as directional input.
> It's pretty fun for games which rely almost exclusively on directional
> input as their interface, such as Neverball or Tux Racer.

When i load the hdaps module on my Thinkpad X41 in Ubuntu Dapper. It
registers itself as a joystick and i can use it in Neverball. Haven't
tried Tux racer. Is this any different than your patch?

> The web page describing the modification can be found at:
> 
> http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/people/marksmith/sdl.html
> 
> -Mark A. Smith
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