From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Henrik Rydberg Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] USB HID: Add ID for eGalax Multitouch used in JooJoo tablet Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:59:17 +0200 Message-ID: <4C6DA935.1060302@bitmath.org> References: <4C695985.5080403@bitmath.org> <4C6A5CB2.6000603@bitmath.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from csmtp3.one.com ([91.198.169.23]:33899 "EHLO csmtp3.one.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751191Ab0HSV7W (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:59:22 -0400 In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-input-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-input@vger.kernel.org To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?St=E9phane_Chatty?= Cc: linux-input On 08/19/2010 11:45 PM, St=E9phane Chatty wrote: >=20 > Le 17 ao=FBt 10 =E0 11:56, Henrik Rydberg a =E9crit : >=20 >> >> Ah yes, the pointer emulation via ABS_X/Y. My personal view is that >> pointer >> emulation is a gesture, and thus best implemented in userspace. >=20 > I agree 100% with you on this (well, I'd rather say that gestures and > single touch emulation are two cases of input interpretation, but tha= t's > just my academical bias). >=20 > However this issue was discussed last year on this list and as far as= I > understood it was decided that single touch emulation was required in > the kernel for some time... At that time, maybe the alternatives were not as clear as they are now.= :-) I think what it all means is that over time, we will see less and less of= the ABS_X/Y, since we will eventually stop adding it, and hardware inevitab= ly ages. Cheers, Henrik -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-input" = in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html