Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Sun, 28 Sep 2003 11:49:09 +0200 | From | Vojtech Pavlik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 8/8] Add BTN_TOUCH to Synaptics driver. Update mousedev. |
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On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 10:58:05PM +0100, Matt Gibson wrote: > 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.
That's a pretty neat idea, actually. Thanks!
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