From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261239AbTI1JtP (ORCPT ); Sun, 28 Sep 2003 05:49:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261503AbTI1JtO (ORCPT ); Sun, 28 Sep 2003 05:49:14 -0400 Received: from twilight.ucw.cz ([81.30.235.3]:42393 "EHLO twilight.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261239AbTI1JtO (ORCPT ); Sun, 28 Sep 2003 05:49:14 -0400 Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 11:49:09 +0200 From: Vojtech Pavlik To: Matt Gibson Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/8] Add BTN_TOUCH to Synaptics driver. Update mousedev. Message-ID: <20030928094909.GA21009@ucw.cz> References: <10645086121286@twilight.ucw.cz> <20030927211838.GC360@elf.ucw.cz> <20030927212116.GA18445@ucw.cz> <200309272258.05132.gothick@gothick.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200309272258.05132.gothick@gothick.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 10:58:05PM +0100, Matt Gibson wrote: > On Saturday 27 Sep 2003 22:21, Vojtech Pavlik wrote: > > Yes, exactly so. We may have similar problems with differentiation > > elsewhere (touchpad vs 6dof device), so we'll probably need the 'class' > > field. > > I don't know if this is relevant, but there are some devices which can work > in either relative (like a touchpad) or absolute (like a touchscreen) mode. > For example, using a combination of the kernel and the X drivers, at the > moment I have my Wacom tablet working in relative mode when I'm using its > mouse, but absolute mode when I'm using its pen. > > I'm wondering whether we don't so much need a device class, as something to > say whether the device works in absolute or relative mode, and that possibly > we might have devices where this could be dynamically changed. That's a pretty neat idea, actually. Thanks! -- Vojtech Pavlik SuSE Labs, SuSE CR