On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 08:50:35AM -0800, Sebastian Glita wrote: > > the main question is whether it is supported by the kernel. X hardly deals > > with touchpads directly these days, it's handled by the (linux) kernel and > > > we see the evdev interface. So you need to first check if the kernel > > supports it. > > Hmm... There seems to be no indication in synaptics USB kernel driver about > "easycat/smartcat" (drivers/input/mouse). > > Next "roundabout" question would be, given the FAQ page says an "alike" OS > works: > > "... and the USB Cirque Smart Cat® (GP410U-xxxx) ... are recommended Cirque > trackpad for > the Macintosh OS. > * Mac OS 8.5 or later is required for both of these trackpads. > * Mac OS X or later is required for the vertical scrolling feature." > > how far can I assume linux kernel would recognize it too? I know that whereas > usually linux isn't specified, but mac is, there is a good chance a device > would work with both mac and linux...
the two are unrelated. it may work, it may not, sorry. Generally the older a device, the higher the chance of it working but I really don't know in this case. Cheers, Peter > >> Do the 4-buttons work? The scroll? > > > > yes, likely, if the kernel supports the touchpad. > > > Actually, clicking, tapping and scrolling are enough for me. > > Thank s. > > > > >> Do the "advanced gestures" work? > > > > no, only scrolling. gestures are implemented on the client-side, so these > > must be implemented by your client-stack (which may already do so, e.g. > > newer GTK and Unity) > > > > Cheers, > > Peter > > > > _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com
