Idea #5524: Have other devices enabled in X by default

Rather than just the keyboard and mouse, can we enable some other input devices for X?

For example if I were making a media centre PC I'd like to be able to plug in a USB joypad (or anything that's USB HID compatible) and move the mouse cursor around, click things, etc..

This is distinct from idea #5256: Good support for gaming input devices ( http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/5256/ ) in that I'm pushing for supporting alternative input devices for X, not improving support for gaming devices in games. i.e. My PS2 pad works fine for games, but I'd like to use one of the sticks to move the cursor around in X and have buttons set up for clicking.

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