RE: [PATCH] Input: Change BTN_TOOL_FINGER flag when hover event trigger

From: ååæ
Date: Tue May 17 2016 - 10:20:50 EST


Hi Dmitry,

I want to confirm my thought for your idea to avoid misunderstanding.
I think you want to encapsulate " BTN_TOOL_FINGER" in the [input_mt_report_pointer_emulation] if hover happen.
Vendor driver only report "ABS_DISTANCE" and let [input_mt_report_pointer_emulation] emit BTN_TOOL_FINGER report without change function parameter.

Please let me know if my misunderstand about your idea.

Thanks KT

-----Original Message-----
From: Dmitry Torokhov [mailto:dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 1:54 AM
To: ååæ
Cc: linux-input@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; zac.hsieh@xxxxxxxxxx; éäé çç; 'Charles Mooney'; 'Agnes Cheng'
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: Change BTN_TOOL_FINGER flag when hover event trigger

Hi Kt,

On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 07:27:25PM +0800, ååæ wrote:
>
> Only ABS_DISTANCE is not enough for upper OS to distingiush hover
> event be triggered from object from faraway to and close touchpad
> surface or from object prepare to leave the touchpad surface. Add
> BTN_TOOL_FINGER flag to help it.
>
> object_from_faraway object_inside_hover_area
> object_touch_surface
> BTN_TOUCH 0 0 1
> BTN_TOOL_FINGER 0 1 1
> ABS_DISTANCE 0 1 0
>
> Signed-off by: Duson Lin <dusonlin@xxxxxxxxxx>

I was wondering if we could do without modifying all the drivers that are using input_mt_report_pointer_emulation(), by figuring out if we should be emitting BTN_TOOL_FINGER right there:

"If device supports ABS_DISTANCE and does not support ABS_MT_DISTANCE and ABS_DISTANCE != 0 is reported in current frame and there are no other contacts then report BTN_TOOL_FINGER."

Thanks.

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Dmitry