[debian] python broken; no input

[arne anka]

a lot of searching later ...

> a) python is mostly broken -- as far as i can see, every python apps
> missed modules and is unable to import them.
> seems i can work around that by setting
> PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/:/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/gtk-2.0
> but i am not sure if i catch all cases with that -- and with the crucial
> role python plays on the fr, it is really a showstopper.

seems like debian bug #516463, at least it helped:

$ file /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/python-support.pth
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/python-support.pth: broken symbolic link  
to `../../pymodules/python2.5/.path'

fixing that broken link seems to do the trick.

> b) still the frameworkd needs several seconds if not minutes to respond  
> to what request ever, which makes zhone time out several times

not sure, if related, but zhone was able again to connect, authenticate  
and do all things funny.

> c) i can't click buttons anymore. although the cursor moves with my  
> stylus and jumps to where i tap -- buttons, checkboxes ... do not  
> receive clicks
> and thus nothing is usable

related to evdev, it seems.
reenabling libgtkstylus and fixing an fdi file for the touchpad according  
to

> http://gentoo.mindzoo.de/index.cgi/wiki/X

made everything work again.