Re: [PATCH 2.6.11-rc3] IBM Trackpoint support

[Vojtech Pavlik]

On Sun, Feb 13, 2005 at 02:07:39PM -0500, Stephen Evanchik wrote:

> > > Perhaps this should be done in userspace? It is probably usable on
> > > non-trackpoint devices, too...
> > 
> > For a big part it's not possible to do in userspace, because the
> > touchpoint doesn't give the pressure information, it only can be mapped
> > to a button click.
> > 
> > But middle-button-to-scroll would be doable in userspace, yes.
> 
> Middle-to-scroll in the newer Xorg releases. I received a number of
> requests from users to include this feature, I'm not sure why the Xorg
> option is inadequate. It can be removed if necessary.
 
I'm glad it's in the Xorg X server. It's the right place for it to be.

-- 
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs, SuSE CR
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