Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Sat, 14 Jun 2003 00:08:57 +0200 | From | Vojtech Pavlik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Synaptics TouchPad driver for 2.5.70 |
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On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 09:51:29PM +0100, James Simmons wrote: > > > > Just as a idea for API. How about ABS_AREA or REL_AREA instead of > > > ABS_MISC. The idea is the pressure value returned should be about > > > the same if one presses hard with one finger or softly with a whole > > > hand. > > > > Huh? Force = Pressure x Area ... I think you're mixing up force and > > pressure here. > > OOps. Your right. I'm thinking the hardware returns a force value. What I > meant is since we have the hardware returning the pressure and the area > this data can be used. Knowing the area over which a pressure is applied > is a good thing. What do you think?
Definitely. Still it doesn't cover the multi-tap/gesture stuff.
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