Touchpad stylus mode

[Bert Freudenberg]

*bump* Anyone?

On Mar 2, 2007, at 15:40 , Bert Freudenberg wrote:

> The B2 now can be used as a graphics tablet, hardware-wise at  
> least. Great!
>
> Now there needs to be some driver adjustment IMHO. The resistive- 
> mode movement is simply mapped to the core pointer right now,  
> moving about the upper third of the display, but without generating  
> any down/up events. It's pretty much useless for writing or painting.
>
> So, what is the plan here?
>
> Will it be mapped to a secondary xinput device, so activities can  
> handle it themselves? Or do all activities need to put a writable  
> area on top for the pad to be useful (provided up/down events are  
> delivered for the core pointer)?

- Bert -