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

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Message-ID: <49EA1392.5060008@poczta.fm>
Date:	Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:53:22 +0200
From:	Lukasz Stelmach <stlman@...zta.fm>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] use multitouch touchpad events as buttons mousedev

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Dmitry Torokhov pisze:
> 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.

That is true, however, I happen to use plain old virtual terminal with
gpm which uses mousedev. Having that multitouch buttons is, I assure you,
awesome.

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