Under Linux the kernel handles everything, so these days synaptics is the generic touchpad driver for anything that the kernel can handle. There aren't many synaptics-specific bits in the driver anymore.
Signed-off-by: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutte...@who-t.net> --- man/synaptics.man | 14 +++++++++----- 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/synaptics.man b/man/synaptics.man index b356919..f201230 100644 --- a/man/synaptics.man +++ b/man/synaptics.man @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .ds q \N'34' .TH SYNAPTICS __drivermansuffix__ __vendorversion__ .SH NAME -synaptics \- Synaptics touchpad input driver +synaptics \- touchpad input driver .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B "Section \*qInputDevice\*q" @@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ synaptics \- Synaptics touchpad input driver .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .B synaptics -is an __xservername__ input driver for the touchpads from Synaptics -Incorporated. Even though these touchpads (by default, operating in a -compatibility mode emulating a standard mouse) can be handled by the normal -evdev or mouse drivers, this driver allows more advanced features of the +is an __xservername__ input driver for touchpads. +Even though touchpads can be handled by the normal evdev or mouse drivers, +this driver allows more advanced features of the touchpad to become available. Some benefits would be: .IP \(bu 4 Movement with adjustable, non-linear acceleration and speed. @@ -64,6 +63,11 @@ that some functions are not available on all touchpad models, because they need support from the touchpad hardware/firmware. (Multifinger taps for example.) .PP +The name "synaptics" is historical and the driver still provides the +synaptics protocol parsing code. Under Linux however, the hardware-specifics +are handled by the kernel and this driver will work for any touchpad that +has a working kernel driver. + .SH CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Please refer to __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__) for general configuration details and for options that can be used with all input drivers. This -- 1.7.0.1 _______________________________________________ xorg-devel@lists.x.org: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel