Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 11 Jun 2003 20:34:08 +0200 | From | Vojtech Pavlik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Synaptics TouchPad driver for 2.5.70 |
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On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 08:16:13PM +0200, Peter Osterlund wrote:
> The w value is somewhat special and not really a real axis. According > to the Synaptics TouchPad Interfacing Guide > (http://www.synaptics.com/decaf/utilities/ACF126.pdf), W is defined as > follows: > > Value Needed capability Interpretation > W = 0 capMultiFinger Two fingers on the pad. > W = 1 capMultiFinger Three or more fingers on the pad. > W = 2 capPen Pen (instead of finger) on the pad. > W = 3 Reserved. > W = 4-7 capPalmDetect Finger of normal width. > W = 8-14 capPalmDetect Very wide finger or palm. > W = 15 capPalmDetect Maximum reportable width; extremely > wide contact. > > Is there a better way than using ABS_MISC to pass the W information to > user space?
We should probably add an EV_MSC, MSC_GESTURE event type for this. That'll be the cleanest solution.
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