What is the correct way to overide hal defaults?

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5 total messages Started by Micha Feigin Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:29

#307796

Author: Micha Feigin
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:29

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I want to change the default settings for my synaptic touchpad in X. I tried
changing /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/11-x11-synaptics.fdi but it
keeps getting written over during upgrades. Is there a better way to do this so
it won't get erased every time?

Thanks

Re: What is the correct way to overide hal defaults?

#307805

Author: Tom Rauchenwald
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:05

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Micha Feigin <michf@post.tau.ac.il> writes:

> I want to change the default settings for my synaptic touchpad in X. I tried
> changing /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/11-x11-synaptics.fdi but it
> keeps getting written over during upgrades. Is there a better way to do this so
> it won't get erased every time?

Put your changed file in /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/, and it should be
used by hal and it won't be touched on upgrades.

> Thanks

-tom

--
Hit me with your rhythm stick.
It's nice to be a lunatic.
Hit me! Hit me! Hit me!
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Re: What is the correct way to overide hal defaults?

#307809

Author: emikaadeo
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:46

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On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:05:14 +0200, Tom Rauchenwald
<sehnsucht.nach.unendlichkeit@quantentunnel.de> wrote:

> Micha Feigin <michf@post.tau.ac.il> writes:
>
>> I want to change the default settings for my synaptic touchpad in X. I
>> tried
>> changing /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/11-x11-synaptics.fdi
>> but it
>> keeps getting written over during upgrades. Is there a better way to do
>> this so
>> it won't get erased every time?
>
> Put your changed file in /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/, and it should be
> used by hal and it won't be touched on upgrades.
>
>> Thanks
>
> -tom
>
  The corect place for these modified files is in /etc/hal/fdi/policy/

Re: What is the correct way to overide hal defaults?

#307810

Author: Tom Rauchenwald
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:53

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emikaadeo <emikaadeo@gmail.com> writes:

> On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:05:14 +0200, Tom Rauchenwald
> <sehnsucht.nach.unendlichkeit@quantentunnel.de> wrote:
>
>> Micha Feigin <michf@post.tau.ac.il> writes:
>>
>>> I want to change the default settings for my synaptic touchpad in
>>> X. I tried
>>> changing
>>> /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/11-x11-synaptics.fdi but it
>>> keeps getting written over during upgrades. Is there a better way
>>> to do this so
>>> it won't get erased every time?
>>
>> Put your changed file in /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/, and it should be
>> used by hal and it won't be touched on upgrades.
>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> -tom
>>
>  The corect place for these modified files is in /etc/hal/fdi/policy/

Damn, thanks for correcting me, obviously I haven't slept enough -- I
wanted to write that path.

Tom

--
If it has four legs and is not a chair, has wings and is not an
aeroplane, or swims and is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it.
        -- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Re: What is the correct way to overide hal defaults?

#307832

Author: Micha Feigin
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:17

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Tom Rauchenwald wrote:
> emikaadeo <emikaadeo@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:05:14 +0200, Tom Rauchenwald
>> <sehnsucht.nach.unendlichkeit@quantentunnel.de> wrote:
>>
>>> Micha Feigin <michf@post.tau.ac.il> writes:
>>>
>>>> I want to change the default settings for my synaptic touchpad in
>>>> X. I tried
>>>> changing
>>>> /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/11-x11-synaptics.fdi but it
>>>> keeps getting written over during upgrades. Is there a better way
>>>> to do this so
>>>> it won't get erased every time?
>>> Put your changed file in /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/, and it should be
>>> used by hal and it won't be touched on upgrades.
>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>> -tom
>>>
>>  The corect place for these modified files is in /etc/hal/fdi/policy/
>
> Damn, thanks for correcting me, obviously I haven't slept enough -- I
> wanted to write that path.
>
> Tom
>

I tried this and it worked well with files that didn't exist but didn't work well with
synaptic which already exists. Will try again though, thanks

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