Bug#603534: ITP: xf86-input-multitouch -- Multitouch X input driver

[Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu@debian.org>]

Hi,

2010/11/15 Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>:
> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:12:52 +0900, Nobuhiro Iwamatsu wrote:
>
>> Package: wnpp
>> Owner: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu@debian.org>
>> Severity: wishlist
>>
>> *** Please type your report below this line ***
>>
>> * Package name    : xf86-input-multitouch
>>   Version         : 1.0~rc2
>>   Upstream Author : Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@euromail.se>
>> * URL             : http://bitmath.org/code/multitouch/
>> * License         : GPL v2 or any later version
>>   Programming Lang: C
>>   Description     : Multitouch X input driver
>>
>>  This X input driver provides gestures support for multitouch touchpads,
>>  in particular those with integrated button.
>>
> My understanding is that MT support will be added to the regular evdev
> and synaptics drivers (and the X protocol).

I didn't know this. Thank you.
( maybe this ? http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~cndougla/xf86-input-evdev/ )

> Does this driver have any sort of future at all?
>
This driver is necessary in new Macbook / Macbook pro.
This will not be necessary if xorg 1.8 or 1.9 is in unstable, and the
evdev driver who
supported MT comes to be usable.

Do you know whether multitouch in latest xf86-input-evde is already usable ?

Best regards,
  Nobuhiro

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