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

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

On 03/15/2015 07:18 PM, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
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>> 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
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>> 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...>
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> This makes the tablet compatible with xf86-input-wacom and libinput,
>>>> but stops the frame buttons from reporting keyboard events.
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>>>> 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.
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>>> This is excellent news which we'll be welcome by all users, I'm sure.
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>>>> 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.
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>>> We can add requesting that string to huion-tools:
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>>>           https://github.com/DIGImend/huion-tools
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>> Added.
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>>> And then ask people to run it and report results.
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>> Can make a release, build packages and send the word out to people, if you
>> think it's useful.
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> 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).

I added a note on this, thanks Benjamin.

I've quickly thrown together a release:
https://github.com/DIGImend/uclogic-tools/releases/tag/v4

I'll be sending out a message to the list and a few people to get the dumps,
tomorrow.

Nick