linux-kernel - Re: Proposal for synaptics driver

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Date:	Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:26:50 -0400
From:	Chase Douglas <chase.douglas@...onical.com>
To:	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...math.org>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Chris Bagwell <chris@...bagwell.com>,
	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
	Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@...-t.net>,
	linux-input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Proposal for synaptics driver

On Tue, 2010-10-12 at 19:58 +0200, Henrik Rydberg wrote:
> On 10/12/2010 06:23 PM, Chase Douglas wrote:
> [...]
> 
> > The rest of the
> > touchpad is stationary and does not click. If no one has a better name
> > for these touchpads, I'll refer to them as "integrated buttons"
> > touchpads.
> 
> 
> The name "integrated button" is the term in use for the later Macbook models,
> where there is a button that clicks anywhere on the pad.

Ok, that sounds like the Synaptics ClickPad. An unfortunate name
clash :). How about "embedded buttons" touchpads?

> [...]
> 
> > Now the bit about integrated button touchpad detection. First, I would
> > be interested in learning if anyone can disprove bit 0x200000 of the 0c
> > extended caps flags means integrated buttons.
> 
> 
> I think the easiest way to learn this is to produce a dkms package for people to
> test.

Good idea, I'll make a dkms package when I've got some patches to test.

Thanks,

-- Chase

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