From 7eb5ca09e48ec671586218ec4f381c43d534f2f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Hutterer Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 10:14:46 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Input: clarify we want BTN_TOOL_ on proximity This explicitly states behavior we already use for some touchpads and tablet devices. Signed-off-by: Peter Hutterer Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov --- Documentation/input/event-codes.txt | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/input/event-codes.txt b/Documentation/input/event-codes.txt index 3f0f5ce3338b..36ea940e5bb9 100644 --- a/Documentation/input/event-codes.txt +++ b/Documentation/input/event-codes.txt @@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ A few EV_ABS codes have special meanings: proximity of the device and while the value of the BTN_TOUCH code is 0. If the input device may be used freely in three dimensions, consider ABS_Z instead. + - BTN_TOOL_ should be set to 1 when the tool comes into detectable + proximity and set to 0 when the tool leaves detectable proximity. + BTN_TOOL_ signals the type of tool that is currently detected by the + hardware and is otherwise independent of ABS_DISTANCE and/or BTN_TOUCH. * ABS_MT_: - Used to describe multitouch input events. Please see -- 2.20.1