Re: [fprint] why enum fp_finger?

2009-09-26 Thread Daniel Drake
Joshua N Pritikin wrote: I must be missing something really basic. Why is enum fp_finger part of the API? Do people actually enroll all their fingers? If they do, why? It's a design choice, intending that you ask the user to scan a specific finger. It doesn't mean you have to enroll all your

[fprint] why enum fp_finger? [RESEND]

2009-09-24 Thread Joshua N Pritikin
I must be missing something really basic. Why is enum fp_finger part of the API? Do people actually enroll all their fingers? If they do, why? It seems to me that I want to be identified by a single finger for most applications. Perhaps for high security, it would be worth testing more than

[fprint] why enum fp_finger?

2009-09-24 Thread Joshua N Pritikin
I must be missing something really basic. Why is enum fp_finger part of the API? Do people actually enroll all their fingers? If they do, why? It seems to me that I want to be identified by a single finger for most applications. Perhaps for high security, it would be worth testing more than

Re: [fprint] why enum fp_finger?

2009-09-24 Thread Simon Kenyon
Joshua N Pritikin wrote: I must be missing something really basic. Why is enum fp_finger part of the API? Do people actually enroll all their fingers? If they do, why? It seems to me that I want to be identified by a single finger for most applications. Perhaps for high security, it would

Re: [fprint] why enum fp_finger?

2009-09-24 Thread Joshua N Pritikin
On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 02:43:46PM +0100, Simon Kenyon wrote: Joshua N Pritikin wrote: I must be missing something really basic. Why is enum fp_finger part of the API? Do people actually enroll all their fingers? If they do, why? It seems to me that I want to be identified by a single