linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] Input: Add trackpoint doubletap and system debug info keycodes

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:58:43 -0700
From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Cc: Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@...ebb.ca>,
	Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@...hat.com>,
	Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>,
	ibm-acpi-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	"platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org" <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Nitin Joshi1 <njoshi1@...ovo.com>,
	Vishnu Sankar <vsankar@...ovo.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] Input: Add trackpoint doubletap and system debug
 info keycodes

On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 09:50:37PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 4/15/24 9:40 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 10:48:10PM -0400, Mark Pearson wrote:
> >>
> >> I have a stronger preference to keep the KEY_DOUBLECLICK - that one seems less controversial as a genuine new input event.
> > 
> > Please see my response to Peter's letter. I think it very much depends
> > on how it will be used (associated with the pointer or standalone as it
> > is now).
> > 
> > For standalone application, recalling your statement that on Win you
> > have this gesture invoke configuration utility I would argue for
> > KEY_CONFIG for it.
> 
> KEY_CONFIG is already generated by Fn + F# on some ThinkPads to launch
> the GNOME/KDE control center/panel and I believe that at least GNOME
> comes with a default binding to map KEY_CONFIG to the control-center.

Not KEY_CONTROLPANEL?

Are there devices that use both Fn+# and the doubleclick? Would it be an
acceptable behavior for the users to have them behave the same?

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry