Thanks Bryce! The MT work in X has taken a different form from what was proposed in the message linked in comment #31. However, we are getting near to having an XI 2.1 protocol extension for MT set. I hope to introduce some of the MT work into Natty soon.
Kernel drivers need to be written for the MT evdev protocol to work properly. Either the slotted or non-slotted protocol will work, though slotted is better. If the kernel presents working MT evdev data, it will work with the X MT solution. It sounds like the NextWindow proprietary driver does not handle MT data quite yet though. The proprietary nature of the driver will have no affect on its ability to function in the MT stack in ubuntu. Proprietary MT drivers will always be a second class citizen on Ubuntu because they are not installed by default. In fact, this is the first time I've ever heard of a proprietary MT driver being used in Ubuntu. I would strongly recommend NextWindow to open the code or even just the specifications of the hardware so users have the best experience possible. In short: Yes, the proprietary driver will work when it is updated for MT support. Nothing extra will be needed in evdev or elsewhere. -- Handling NextWindow Touchscreen (multitouch) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379313 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
