Messages in this thread | | | From | Matt Gibson <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 8/8] Add BTN_TOUCH to Synaptics driver. Update mousedev. | Date | Sat, 27 Sep 2003 22:58:05 +0100 |
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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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