On 2011-02-25 16:06, Pander wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a fingerprint reader such as shown in this image: > http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/18/a77b4912d3.jpg > > In both the following situations: > - I use this device for authentication and am authenticated > - I am not using this device for authentication > but at least the latter situation, I would like to use the fingerprint > reader as a scoll wheel. > > It could be used for: > - zooming > - vertical scrolling > - horizontal scrolling > > I'm interested especially in using for zooming in and out, which is > something like CTRL + SCROLLWHEEL1 in X or GNOME. Would you please > consider this as a feature request. > > Implementing this would provide an extra or alternative scroll wheel in > a creative way. Being able to offer zoom or vertical scrolling via this > device would allow for more ergonomic use of that functionality without > having to use SHIFT or CTRL with the normal scroll wheel.
Apparently I'm not the first to come up with this idea, see: http://lists.reactivated.net/pipermail/fprint/2011-January/001676.html I hope more people will be in favour of this feature. > Regards, > > Pander > _______________________________________________ > fprint mailing list > fprint@reactivated.net > http://lists.reactivated.net/mailman/listinfo/fprint _______________________________________________ fprint mailing list fprint@reactivated.net http://lists.reactivated.net/mailman/listinfo/fprint
