Hi all, It seems GNOME settings daemon was modelled after the I4, where you have multiple modes (4 on the I4) and a single mode-switch button.
Pressing the mode-switch will cycle between the mode, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, etc. The hardware on the 24HD is different, there are 3 modes per ring, and 3 mode-switch buttons per ring. So of course, the user expects that pressing the first one will switch to mode 1, the second to mode 2 and the third to mode 3. But GNOME setting daemon does not do that. it treats all modeswitch the same, so pressing any of the mode-switch buttons for the first ring will cycle between the mode (just like on the I4). That's wrong and definitely not what users would expect. The data/wacom.example files reads: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # The location of the various rings, if associated with a button # or buttons. # For example, a single button in the middle of the touchring, like # on the Intuos4 tablets. You will need to mention the number of modes # that the button allows if there isn't one button per mode. Ring=A RingNumModes=4 # Or the 2nd touchring associated with 3 buttons like the Cintiq24HD Ring2=I;J;K # Implied, as we have 3 buttons for that ring Ring2NumModes=3 # If the touchstrips have mode toggling through a button # like on the Cintiq 21UX2 Touchstrip=A Touchstrip2=J # We assume the same number of modes for each of the touchstrips # if there is more than one StripsNumModes=4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- So to distinguish between a single mode-switch button that toggles between multiple modes (like the I4), and multiple mode-switch buttons that select a given mode (like the 24HD), one has to count how many buttons have the *MODESWITCH flag and compare than against the number of modes for that same touchring/touchstrip? Cheers, Olivier. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Linuxwacom-devel mailing list Linuxwacom-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxwacom-devel
