Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing?
by masklinn on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @07:33AM
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> The original one is the reversed one. Fingers go up, content goes down.
Fingers go up, viewport goes up, as with a scroll wheel. Neither is reversed, they're just different interpretations of the action.
> That’s wrong as anyone who has used a phone or tablet can tell you.
Nonsense. With a phone or tablet, you're manipulating the content itself, directly. Not so with a trackpad or mouse. The display is not under my trackpad.
Fingers go up, viewport goes up, as with a scroll wheel. Neither is reversed, they're just different interpretations of the action.
> That’s wrong as anyone who has used a phone or tablet can tell you.
Nonsense. With a phone or tablet, you're manipulating the content itself, directly. Not so with a trackpad or mouse. The display is not under my trackpad.