>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Cernekee <[email protected]> writes:

Hi,

 Kevin> I hope this code does not fail intermittently...

I'll run some more / do some more reboots and let you know.


 >> What is this trackstick thing?

 Kevin> On other laptops (e.g. Dell E6430) there is a trackstick on the
 Kevin> keyboard between the G/H/B keys, and its reports are handled by the
 Kevin> ALPS driver.

 Kevin> There was a suggestion in the launchpad.net thread to check a register
 Kevin> bit to see if the trackstick is present, but it isn't yet clear
 Kevin> whether this bit actually indicates the presence of the trackstick or
 Kevin> if it just "happens" to be set on the units that have tracksticks.

 Kevin> My suggestion was to avoid registering the trackstick if we have a
 Kevin> foolproof way of knowing it's missing, otherwise just register it
 Kevin> unconditionally to be safe.

yeah, seems like the safest approach.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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