Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755589AbZKNKbm (ORCPT ); Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:31:42 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754762AbZKNKbm (ORCPT ); Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:31:42 -0500 Received: from nn7.de ([85.214.94.156]:47175 "EHLO nn7.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753808AbZKNKbl (ORCPT ); Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:31:41 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] mouse button 1 emulation for mac_hid From: Soeren Sonnenburg To: Dmitry Torokhov Cc: Linux Kernel , Linus Torvalds , Adrian Bunk , olh@suse.de, Jiri Slaby In-Reply-To: <20091114054246.GF4463@core.coreip.homeip.net> References: <1257762531.7245.23.camel@no> <20091114054246.GF4463@core.coreip.homeip.net> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-rbIplangJ4jTftC+NR4R" Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:31:45 +0100 Message-ID: <1258194705.8728.21.camel@no> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.28.1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2738 Lines: 72 --=-rbIplangJ4jTftC+NR4R Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2009-11-13 at 21:42 -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > Hi Soeren, Hi Dmitry, > On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 11:28:51AM +0100, Soeren Sonnenburg wrote: > > (this is a resent with all the people included in the CC that git > > blame'd they are the authors). > >=20 > > Dear all, > >=20 > > 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 i= n > > the kernel I would also suggest to rename it - it is not mac specific (= I > > am using this on a netbook). > >=20 > > Rationale? Broken touchpads, within linux unsupported (multi-)touchpads > > where click and hold + moving the mouse does not work (yet?). > >=20 >=20 > I would rather fix the touchpads so they work properly than pile more > quirks in kernel. Well I guess this whole mouse button emulation should not exist (not only not in the kernel). But given that it is hard to fix a touchpad that has no or only one mouse button ... I don't know. Anyway, the patch is really small/non-intrusive but if it is not appropriate I can - thanks to git - easily have it in some local branch :) Soeren --=20 For the one fact about the future of which we can be certain is that it will be utterly fantastic. -- Arthur C. Clarke, 1962 --=-rbIplangJ4jTftC+NR4R Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJK/ocLAAoJEH82z1Wqh6p3li8QAIaG3DaR+3pHcVDwHsmF7D3G ajCudM8c1HzBfnab2ALRmtg2WQMZeNe2A9GJlvgJQdb9NS81tW/sXKrChERJUjjM cUI4mZb30RspwNxFzJsDRA9PjrF+TB09AeJRoH35r1KHUqnsvxRgW80N4TzRkszX emuE0m7MPuGYXl+bwGajbgyiVligStm8LpBP1DdxSJTz4FBS1SYeKK2G9+tAMGgc 43LZoGshPikvLLnO3dX21lb266KVG7dMbX6x1Qd0ryrmzRXLEf+Mim43KxJESUQb a6ONhv+BM2hdfrXsffacRifZqx/GRG9877Y0RBejBWDgvF1AWktPdK/IFt/r+fTQ U9ysXOij1t0aix7Hwr7HqaN3R6a59x0972ybYvH6eVD7SBgLqst1ok6yeRJfNkv4 u5K8CfPZ82EqjwPD3R0NG7JK2h+pm0kRVc28drlP/EcFNI7XJL3IO9rKi1y+w/LI xkEYFA6aESXL6HSKxvEwLTLVPQEsGpbe6SGRUpB463J2vyhQ0pkn1Kb7vsZoHVn6 pswUIjLJX0hdTEMdQhhcGzDrrou27kmrmcAAVEP77QyySjzEaZddpIQyJkv7PE0O noNCjL25xNIz5E2QUEtM5ZGM1ZTzuKkS+XYFUwIEXNvxyriGdkcjHhMjNwZcVS5I 41T2zpZ8XZop/8LJylUw =Eb/s -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-rbIplangJ4jTftC+NR4R-- -- 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/