Assuming the drivers work, needs userspace implementation.
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Status: Confirmed => New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121967
Title:
Fingerprint reader as scroll wheel
Status in Ubuntu:
New
Status in “linux-source-2.6.20” package in Ubuntu:
Won't Fix
Status in “linux-source-2.6.22” package in Ubuntu:
Won't Fix
Bug description:
Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.20
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FingerprintAuthentication
With the upcoming release of the GPL driver for the Authentec
fingerprint reader, it would be nice if we could get Ubuntu to respond
to scanning fingerprints and, when no security process is in
operation, interpret them as though the user were sliding their finger
over a scroll wheel, as per the Windows implementation of the
software.
This is particularly useful for various "Tablet convertible" laptops,
which have a limited number of inputs available in Tablet mode. The
fingerprint reader is one of these inputs, and in the case of the
Fujitsu P1510D, the fingerprint reader has been placed right next to
the edge of the laptop screen so that the laptop can be held in one
hand and the pages be scrolled with the thumb on the fingerprint
reader. (Which is great for use when standing on the train)
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