[PATCH inputproto multitouch v2] Touch IDs must be globally unique

Peter Hutterer peter.hutterer at who-t.net
Mon Dec 12 13:39:56 PST 2011


On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 10:44:08AM -0800, Chase Douglas wrote:
> From: Chase Douglas <cndougla at cndougla.(none)>
> 
> XIAllowEvents with a master device and a touch ID must uniquely identify
> a touch sequence. If touch IDs were unique per slave device, multiple
> slave devices could have valid sequences with the same touch ID, and the
> sequences may both be grabbed through the same master device grab.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chase Douglas <chase.douglas at canonical.com>

Reviewed-by: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer at who-t.net>

Cheers,
  Peter

> ---
>  specs/XI2proto.txt |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/specs/XI2proto.txt b/specs/XI2proto.txt
> index c467bb1..ba5f7b7 100644
> --- a/specs/XI2proto.txt
> +++ b/specs/XI2proto.txt
> @@ -2151,7 +2151,7 @@ Touch tracking IDs are provided in the detail field of touch events. Its
>  value is always provided in every touch event. Tracking IDs are
>  represented as unsigned 32-bit values and increase in value for each new
>  touch, wrapping back to 0 upon reaching the numerical limit of IDs. IDs are
> -unique per each slave touch device.
> +globally unique.
>  
>  Touch events do not generate enter/leave events.
>  
> -- 
> 1.7.5.4
> 


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