linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] use multitouch touchpad events as buttons mousedev

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Message-ID: <20090416021126.GE2413@dtor-d630.eng.vmware.com>
Date:	Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:11:26 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Lukasz Stelmach <stlman@...zta.fm>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] use multitouch touchpad events as buttons mousedev

Hi Lukasz,

On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 02:03:22AM +0100, Lukasz Stelmach wrote:
> 
> Some touchpads can recognize multi-finger taps. They can be used as
> additional buttons (left and middle).
> 

mousedev is a legacy interface and I don't think this change is needed
since evdev + Synaptics X driver combination works much better with
touchpads anyway.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
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