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SubjectRe: [PATCH 8/8] Add BTN_TOUCH to Synaptics driver. Update mousedev.
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On Saturday 27 Sep 2003 22:21, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
> Yes, exactly so. We may have similar problems with differentiation
> elsewhere (touchpad vs 6dof device), so we'll probably need the 'class'
> field.

I don't know if this is relevant, but there are some devices which can work
in either relative (like a touchpad) or absolute (like a touchscreen) mode.
For example, using a combination of the kernel and the X drivers, at the
moment I have my Wacom tablet working in relative mode when I'm using its
mouse, but absolute mode when I'm using its pen.

I'm wondering whether we don't so much need a device class, as something to
say whether the device works in absolute or relative mode, and that possibly
we might have devices where this could be dynamically changed.

M

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