From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264133AbTDWRBf (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Apr 2003 13:01:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264139AbTDWRBf (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Apr 2003 13:01:35 -0400 Received: from carisma.slowglass.com ([195.224.96.167]:32779 "EHLO phoenix.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264133AbTDWRBd (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Apr 2003 13:01:33 -0400 Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 18:13:39 +0100 From: Christoph Hellwig To: Stuffed Crust Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] [2.5.68] [BUG #18] Add Synaptics touchpad tweaking to psmouse driver Message-ID: <20030423181339.A2904@infradead.org> Mail-Followup-To: Christoph Hellwig , Stuffed Crust , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20030422024628.GA8906@shaftnet.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20030422024628.GA8906@shaftnet.org>; from pizza@shaftnet.org on Mon, Apr 21, 2003 at 10:46:28PM -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Apr 21, 2003 at 10:46:28PM -0400, Stuffed Crust wrote: > One of the side-effects of the new input layer is that the old usermode > tools for manipulating the touchpad configuration don't work any more. > > Most importantly, the ability to disable the tap-to-click "feature". > And this has been long-recognized, as bug #18. :) > > So, here's my crack at scratching this itch. it defaults to disabling > the tap-to-click, but there's a module parameter to re-enable it. > > I started writing this from the perspective of a full-native synaptics > driver, using the absolute mode of operation, which will let us do all > sorts of yummy things like corner taps and virtual scroll wheels and > sensitivity and whatnot... Anyone else working on this, before I wade > further in? > > All of the new code is wrapped in #ifdef SYNAPTICS. This is messy as hell - what about copying psmouse.c, remove all that code not relevant to the touchpad and make it a driver of it's own?