Re:Linux 4.20 released
by wtallis on Monday December 24, 2018 @08:28AM
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I've been a fan of Apple's trackpads for a long time, but I was still surprised at how much the addition of haptic feedback improved them. Just getting away from the hinged click mechanism was nice, but being able to adjust in software the force required to click is a really great feature, and it doesn't require support at the application level.
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Note that supporting Force Touch does require applications to play along.
Re:Linux 4.20 released
by titanomachy on Monday December 24, 2018 @12:41PM
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He's talking about something different, you can actually change the force required for a basic click.
Yes, I’m aware. I’m just clarifying that Force Touch, which is separate but easily confused feature, requires support from applications. “Basic clicks” are handled by the OS, and the amount of force necessary for one isn’t particularly important to apps.