Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 27 Sep 2003 23:18:38 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 8/8] Add BTN_TOUCH to Synaptics driver. Update mousedev. |
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Hi!
> > > > > One thing I tried to avoid is a 'device class' kind of field, that'd > > > > > tell if a device is a mouse a touchpad, touchscreen, tablet, whatever. > > > > > I tried to avoid it because there are devices that don't fall into any > > > > > predefined class and if we make enough classes, someone someday will > > > > > make a device that won't fit again. > > > > > > > > I believe having "is overlaid over screen" bit gets it right :-). > > > > > > Tablets aren't. And they're handled the same way as touchscreens. > > > > Ouch, so what's the difference between tablet and touchpad? Is it only > > in a way you are expected to use it? In such case "this is touchpad" > > bit is probably needed :-(. > > For a tablet, the cursor follows the pen movement all the time. For a > touchpad, if you lift the finger and place it elsewhere, nothing > happens. This way you can move the cursor further by repeatedly stroking > the pad.
But difference is only in software, right? You could use synaptics as a tablet, its just little small. So perhaps "this is touchpad" bit is needed.
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