#9180 NORM Not Tri: EC should disable keyboard and mouse in ebook mode

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#9180: EC should disable keyboard and mouse in ebook mode
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           Reporter:  wmb at firmworks.com    |       Owner:  rsmith       
               Type:  defect               |      Status:  new          
           Priority:  normal               |   Milestone:  Not Triaged  
          Component:  embedded controller  |     Version:  not specified
         Resolution:                       |    Keywords:               
        Next_action:  never set            |    Verified:  0            
Deployment_affected:                       |   Blockedby:               
           Blocking:                       |  
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Comment(by pgf):

 i think we should bump this in priority, a bit.  i've been using my laptop
 as an e-reader a lot recently, and i keep getting an unwanted right-button
 click on the mouse, which results in an unwanted dropdown menu in the
 middle of my book page.

 i agree that having the OS do this (and not the EC) is the right approach,
 but doing it in the kernel involves coordination between a couple of
 different drivers (ebook switch detection in ACPI, and the mouse and
 keyboard ps2 drivers).  user-level control would make more sense, but i
 know of no interfaces for sending arbitrary commands to a mouse or
 keyboard from user-level.  anyone know differently?

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/9180#comment:8>
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