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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt b/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt index 7b4f59c09ee2..b85d000faeb4 100644 --- a/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt +++ b/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt @@ -312,9 +312,12 @@ ABS_MT_TOOL_TYPE The type of approaching tool. A lot of kernel drivers cannot distinguish between different tool types, such as a finger or a pen. In such cases, the -event should be omitted. The protocol currently supports MT_TOOL_FINGER and -MT_TOOL_PEN [2]. For type B devices, this event is handled by input core; -drivers should instead use input_mt_report_slot_state(). +event should be omitted. The protocol currently supports MT_TOOL_FINGER, +MT_TOOL_PEN, and MT_TOOL_PALM [2]. For type B devices, this event is handled +by input core; drivers should instead use input_mt_report_slot_state(). +A contact's ABS_MT_TOOL_TYPE may change over time while still touching the +device, because the firmware may not be able to determine which tool is being +used when it first appears. ABS_MT_BLOB_ID |