Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] mouse button 1 emulation for mac_hid | From | Soeren Sonnenburg <> | Date | Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:11:51 +0100 |
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On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 09:05 -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 01:59:37PM +0100, Jiri Kosina wrote: > > On Fri, 13 Nov 2009, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > > > > > I am not sure what the future of mac_hid is (the source says will be > > > > removed, but since 9 years). In case it stays in kernel the attached > > > > patch adds support for mouse button 1 emulation. If this driver stays in > > > > the kernel I would also suggest to rename it - it is not mac specific (I > > > > am using this on a netbook). > > > > > > > > Rationale? Broken touchpads, within linux unsupported (multi-)touchpads > > > > where click and hold + moving the mouse does not work (yet?). > > > > > > I would rather fix the touchpads so they work properly than pile more > > > quirks in kernel. > > > > Hi Dmitry, > > > > in exactly what way are you planning to "fix the touchpads"? > > > > Hi Jiri, > > It would be helpful to know which ones are currently. Obviously we can't > help with physically broken ones but I don't believe it is kernel's task > to deal with physically broken hardware. The ones that are not > physically broken - PS/2 should have fairly decent hardware emulation > mode (at least all I tried supported tap and trag while working as > regular PS/2 mouse) - so that can be used while we figuring out native > protocol. USB - appletouch, bcm - are there any issues at the moment?
Ignoring broken hardware, there is the problem or feature that some touchpads have the mouse *under the touchpad*. So when you click there and want to move the mouse - well good luck. Of course this is something that needs to be ultimately fixed in the synaptics xorg driver.
Soeren -- For the one fact about the future of which we can be certain is that it will be utterly fantastic. -- Arthur C. Clarke, 1962 [unhandled content-type:application/pgp-signature] | |