Re: [DIGImend-devel] [PATCH 2/2] huion: Switch to reporting abstract button events

[Nikolai K. <sp...@gm...>]

On 03/15/2015 06:02 PM, Nikolai Kondrashov wrote:
> On 03/13/2015 11:28 PM, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
>> Based on a patch from: Nikolai Kondrashov <Nik...@re...>
>>
>> Enable abstract keyboard mode for Huion tablets, which makes them report
>> frame buttons using the pen interface and report ID. Divert these
>> reports to a virtual report ID describing them.
>>
>> This makes the tablet compatible with xf86-input-wacom and libinput,
>> but stops the frame buttons from reporting keyboard events.
>> ---
>>
>> Sorry it took so long to actually propose this patch. I am fixing at the moment
>> gnome-control-center, gnome-settings-daemon and libwacom to be able to handle
>> also the generic devices like the Huion ones.
>
> This is excellent news which we'll be welcome by all users, I'm sure.
>
>> I need to go through all the Huion known device and see what they answer when
>> querying the string 0x7b, but I believe checking if "HK On" is returned should
>> allow us to prevent activating a pad interface if the device does not support
>> it.
>
> We can add requesting that string to huion-tools:
>
>          https://github.com/DIGImend/huion-tools

Added.

> And then ask people to run it and report results.

Can make a release, build packages and send the word out to people, if you
think it's useful.

Nick