Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 08:54:22 -0500 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: "Paul A. Mayer" <paul@fnug.net>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Synaptics touchpad support Message-ID: <20030210135422.GB61879@papagena.rockefeller.edu> In-Reply-To: <3E4795FD.5B614232@mindspring.com> References: <20030209220457.GA23187@papagena.rockefeller.edu> <3E477889.9060100@fnug.net> <3E4795FD.5B614232@mindspring.com>
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Terry Lambert said on Feb 10, 2003 at 04:07:25: > > You actually lose the tap/tap-tap click and doubleclick button > emulation with the new driver, and, as you note, the pressure > sensitivity. > > Both of these issues were noted when the driver was posted for > review. It semed the consensus at the time that until at least > the tap/tap-tap was brought back (via software emulation), the > driver would not be replaced, only optioned. You can check the > list archives for details, I think. I don't think there was a consensus, by anyone "in the know". I don't think any committer responded in the whole thread. Personally, at the time I was ambivalent, but now I'm happy it's gone... Perhaps it can indeed be reimplemented in userspace software. R To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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