[PLEASE TEST] Better support for Synaptics Touchpads

[Philip Paeps]

On 2004-08-09 07:34:24 (-0700), Jamie Bowden <ragnar at sysabend.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Aug 2004, Arne Schwabe wrote:
> > Anyway pressing buttons of the touchpad and moving the stick gives
> > _strange_ effects but I think this time I motivate myself by not using the
> > synaptics XFree86 driver, so either I fix it or my mouse is broken :)
> 
> What I want to know is if this addition gives the ability to turn tapping,
> and the added features off.

If people want that option, we can provide a sysctl for it.  I'd like to avoid
turning psm into too much of a dumping ground though.  Most of what it does
should really already be done in moused...

> I hate having inadvertant changes in pressure be interpreted by the mouse
> driver as a tap.

I see what you mean :-)

> Software that attempts to be smarter than the user never is.

Hardware that implements a kitchen-sink, a walk-in microwave and a hottub
is really asking for it though *grin*.

I'll see what I can do wrt sysctls to turn things off selectively.

 - Philip

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