> remember that libinput is a low-level library and doesn't know about how a
> specific device is being used by the layers above it. Hence a value in
> degrees isn't any less useful than a value in miscellaneous units which is
> what the _discrete() API bit is for. If the caller cares about units,
On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 08:03:52PM +0530, PrasannaKumar Muralidharan wrote:
> > right. the approach we used for this was to have an API that exports the
> > value in degrees and an API for get_value_discrete() or similarly named.
> > Look up the libinput_event_pointer*axis* API to get an idea.
>
>
> right. the approach we used for this was to have an API that exports the
> value in degrees and an API for get_value_discrete() or similarly named.
> Look up the libinput_event_pointer*axis* API to get an idea.
For several devices (example dimmers used for controlling lamps) value
in degrees is
Hi Andreas,
> Instead of car steering wheels I would rather mention rotaty knobs that are
> common in car infotainment systems to navigate through menues. Those are
> relative - you never get absolute angles just rotation ticks.
> But is that the type of device you had in mind? Those devices usua
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 02:08:09PM +0530, PrasannaKumar Muralidharan wrote:
> Hi Peter,
>
> Thanks for your time in looking at the patch.
>
> > First: yes, implementing support for dial interfaces is within the scope of
> > libinput, I think it makes sense to add this. But not quite in this form,
Hi,
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 11:51 AM, PrasannaKumar Muralidharan <
prasannatsmku...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: PrasannaKumar Muralidharan
>
> I am implementing dial input device support and would like to get feedback
> on the code that I have implemented so far. Did not implement test cases as
>
Hi Peter,
Thanks for your time in looking at the patch.
> First: yes, implementing support for dial interfaces is within the scope of
> libinput, I think it makes sense to add this. But not quite in this form,
> the various CAP flags are libinput interfaces that denote a specific
> functionality.
Hi PrasannaKumar
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 04:21:23PM +0530, PrasannaKumar Muralidharan wrote:
> From: PrasannaKumar Muralidharan
>
> I am implementing dial input device support and would like to get feedback
> on the code that I have implemented so far. Did not implement test cases
> as of now, a
From: PrasannaKumar Muralidharan
I am implementing dial input device support and would like to get feedback on
the code that I have implemented so far. Did not implement test cases as of
now, any pointers on how the test framework works will be helpful.
Smartwatch can use dial input, Car can u
