Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261293AbVBMTMa (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:12:30 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261296AbVBMTM3 (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:12:29 -0500 Received: from twilight.ucw.cz ([81.30.235.3]:42895 "EHLO suse.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261293AbVBMTM1 (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:12:27 -0500 Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 20:13:01 +0100 From: Vojtech Pavlik To: Stephen Evanchik Cc: Pavel Machek , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.11-rc3] IBM Trackpoint support Message-ID: <20050213191301.GA4286@ucw.cz> References: <20050205104405.GA1401@elf.ucw.cz> <20050207101417.GB16443@ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 980 Lines: 25 On Sun, Feb 13, 2005 at 02:07:39PM -0500, Stephen Evanchik wrote: > > > 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. > > Middle-to-scroll in the newer Xorg releases. I received a number of > requests from users to include this feature, I'm not sure why the Xorg > option is inadequate. It can be removed if necessary. I'm glad it's in the Xorg X server. It's the right place for it to be. -- 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/