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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 edjrage »

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…

But there are many alternatives. My suggestions are one such alternative. Getting a Mac is another. Or using a mouse. Or switching to a keyboard-only workflow. None of them need to involve killing yourself because a crappy touchpad driver is between you and your "deep-seated passion".

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by edjrage »

ghostpepper wrote: post #25
Answerawake wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

I also spend many hours per day on the computer, both for work and leisure, and for this reason I have invested money and time finding high quality: chair, desk, monitors, headphones, mouse and keyboard. I understand that not everyone has the luxury of space for a full WFH setup but I can't imagine doing 8-10 hours per day with only a 14" laptop at the kitchen table. This is why, for me, a Mac quality trackpad experi…

Interestingly I've been using a 12" laptop as my daily driver with a crappy chair, desk and earbuds and no monitor for over two years and I've had no cardiovascular problems so far. Stressed people are quick to blame their environment (tools and whatnot) but fail to take a hard look at themselves.

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by gertrunde »

I'm faintly curious, how does the MacOS "Touchpad Experience" referenced in question #1 differ from the Windows one? (Or any other OS?)

(Background to my ignorance: While I do (very) occasionaly use MacOS, I usually default to the terminal as it's more familiar... and probably spend most (60-70%) of my time connected to linux or unix-like systems via cli/ssh... from a Windows system.)

Are we talking touch gestures or something? Or multi-finger things? Are they really that massively different? Surely a touchpad is a touchpad? (Not counting those awful things without proper buttons).

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by grawprog »

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

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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.

Why should the onus be on me to make sure I don't pay more money than I want? I can't stand this 'just subscribe then cancel' mentality. I would like the option for a one time payment for things without having to fuck around starting and cancelling subscriptions. It's just ridiculous.

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by fearface »

gertrunde wrote: post #44

I'm faintly curious, how does the MacOS "Touchpad Experience" referenced in question #1 differ from the Windows one? (Or any other OS?) (Background to my ignorance: While I do (very) occasionaly use MacOS, I usually default to the terminal as it's more familiar... and probably spend most (60-70%) of my time connected to linux or unix-like systems via cli/ssh... from a Windows system.) Are we talking touch gestures or…

The touchpad on my Lenovo X1 Extreme has a noticable delay (maybe 300ms) of when it starts working after I used the keyboard. Instead of real palm detection, it gets into some kind of sleep mode.

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by kelnos »

GoOnThenDoTell wrote: post #36
forbiddenlake wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can sign up, pay once, then cancel.

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

I just did this, and it's very easy. After you cancel, GH even puts up a multiple-choice "why did you cancel?" survey, and one of the options is "wanted to make a one-time donation".

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by horsawlarway »

viseztrance wrote: post #32

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 driv…

I'm in exactly the same spot with a (reasonably old 2017 model) Dell XPS.

Wayland with libinput has been a JOY to use compared to basically anything I've used in linux before.

I tried running an X based DE about 2 years ago on this machine and actually went back to running it in a VM in windows because the touchpad felt so shoddy.

No problems at all with the current setup. Can barely tell the different between my work Mac and the XPS.

From my view, this whole issue is resolved.

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by techntoke »

nitrogen wrote: post #31
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 instea…

Never had an issue before. What distro and window manager are you using? I'm running Arch with Sway and no issues whatsoever with the mouse.

Re: Linux touchpad: preliminary project funding, survey results

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Post by Gaelan »

eth0up wrote: post #14
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.

Thanks for the psychoanalysis. Two of what you mentioned are inevitable. The exercise part is taken care of by the default settings which require multiple laps to impel the indolent pointer across the screen, and finally, I meditated deeply during the excision. See; you're a pretty astute therapist after all.

Thanks for the chuckle.
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