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

[Benjamin T. <bti...@re...>]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nikolai Kondrashov" <sp...@gm...>
> To: "Benjamin Tissoires" <ben...@re...>, "DIGImend-devel" <DIG...@li...>
> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 12:54:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [DIGImend-devel] [PATCH 2/2] huion: Switch to reporting abstract button events
> 
> 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.
> 

I think it will definitively be useful.
I just made a quick test, and I think you should also warn users that they need to unplug/replug the tablet after running the tool. It can switch the tablet in the button reporting mode and kill the current keyboard interface (and messed up the pen interface too).

Cheers,
Benjamin