Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261389AbVBGKN2 (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Feb 2005 05:13:28 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261392AbVBGKN1 (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Feb 2005 05:13:27 -0500 Received: from styx.suse.cz ([82.119.242.94]:15752 "EHLO mail.suse.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261389AbVBGKNY (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Feb 2005 05:13:24 -0500 Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:14:17 +0100 From: Vojtech Pavlik To: Pavel Machek Cc: Stephen Evanchik , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.11-rc3] IBM Trackpoint support Message-ID: <20050207101417.GB16443@ucw.cz> References: <20050205104405.GA1401@elf.ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050205104405.GA1401@elf.ucw.cz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 879 Lines: 26 On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 11:44:05AM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote: > > Here is a patch that exposes the IBM TrackPoint's extended properties > > as well as scroll wheel emulation. > > > > > > I would appreciate comments and suggestions to make this more acceptable. > > > > Perhaps this should be done in userspace? It is probably usable on > non-trackpoint devices, too... For a big part it's not possible to do in userspace, because the touchpoint doesn't give the pressure information, it only can be mapped to a button click. But middle-button-to-scroll would be doable in userspace, yes. -- Vojtech Pavlik SuSE Labs, SuSE CR - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/