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Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by nitrogen »

squid_demon wrote: post #30

Will Linux fix their mouse support as part of this project?

Came here to say the same thing. Every Linux distro release the mouse finds a new way to break -- different acceleration profile, impossibly slow followed by impossibly fast, etc. -- and I have to update my fix_mouse.sh autorun script to scan for whatever the new xinput parameter names are.

It's unfortunately distressingly common in software, but especially Linux GUIs, to fix one thing by breaking three others instead of identifying a better framework to fix the root cause. The Linux kernel does seem to be good at that last part, but not the desktop projects.

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by viseztrance »

I can hardly tell the difference between my razer stealth linux touchpad and my workprovided macbook.

Even based on the feedback, it seems that most people are okay with their touchpad experience and are more interested in advanced features like multitouch.

Having this said, for myself this is a tough sell. I'm concerned that I would donate and I won't be able to tell the difference between this and some placebo drivers.

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by nitrogen »

Answerawake wrote: post #22
edjrage wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If a touchpad does this much to you I'm sorry to inform you may have a more serious problem than the touchpad. Sleep, diet, exercise, and meditation.

For people that are highly invested in their work, the computer is more than just a tool, it is an extension of themselves as it is their link to their deep-seated passion. I feel for the author as I have had to deal with terrible technology hampering me at bad moments as well. I wonder what is preventing them from trying something like a Mac. I have three computers under my desk (Windows, Mac, and Linux) and I alway…

Years ago when I had to switch from Linux to Mac for work, the different keyboard shortcuts for simple things like copy, paste, word left, move selection with cursor, etc. killed me. There are ways to change some of them, but Electron apps and various websites have hard coded emulations of the defaults.

My coworkers simply refused to empathize with my frustration, but it's seriously like having a malfunctioning limb when a neurally deeply learned technology starts failing you.

Imagine a nightmare where when you try to open your hand and it closes, you try to move your arm outward and it smacks you in the face, you try to look down and your eyes instead flail randomly, and your legs are moving in slow motion while the monster is hunting you down.

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by dastx »

Jnr wrote: post #17
raybb wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Link to donate: https://github.com/sponsors/gitclear

But who is that guy and how would the money be used? From his profile it doesn't seem like he is a Linux developer.

He's not, but he's going to hire a developer who can develop this. The full donation will go to said developer.

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by seltzered_ »

Jnr wrote: post #17
raybb wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Link to donate: https://github.com/sponsors/gitclear

But who is that guy and how would the money be used? From his profile it doesn't seem like he is a Linux developer.

I'm someone who's highly interested in this and am not a linux developer either. He's been trying to evangelize this effort for years.

Not everyone has to be a developer - some of us may see better roles as funders, testers, project managers, etc.

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by GoOnThenDoTell »

forbiddenlake wrote: post #29
BiteCode_dev wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I answered the poll, and said I would pay $50 for this, but never received any follow up (and I think I provided my email, I usually do in polls if they give the option). Now I just realized that there is a github sponsor link, but it's recurring. I don't want recurring. I want to send $50 once.

You can sign up, pay once, then cancel.

So many companies made unsubscribing too hard that I wouldn’t even try it with github.

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by seph-reed »

_ZeD_ wrote: post #37

So am I the only one that really hate multitouch. The really thing I want is * left click on the left side of the touchpad * right click on the right side of the touchpad * right and bottom area to scroll (with ONE DAMN FINGER)

Of course not. But as much as you hate it, I love it, and it turns out most of the work needed to have things our own way is shared.

As a person who just wants the MacOs experience, I'll gladly support the fact that you should be able to make it work the way you want too.

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by edjrage »

sitkack wrote: post #12
edjrage wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If a touchpad does this much to you I'm sorry to inform you may have a more serious problem than the touchpad. Sleep, diet, exercise, and meditation.

Says the guy using a Mac, the best touchpad within 5 parsecs.

Actually such an aggressive response (from the GP, not you) is precisely the kind of thing I'd expect from someone who has an easy life. I live in pretty crappy conditions, including a crappy computer with crappy touchpad drivers. I just refuse to let such mundane things give me hypertension.
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