Linux Kernel Finally Nearing Support For The Apple Magic Trackpad 2, Thanks To a Google Employee (phoronix.com) 52
Michael Larabel, writing for Phoronix: Apple announced the Magic Trackpad 2 almost three years ago to the day while the mainline Linux kernel will finally be supporting this multi-touch device soon. The Magic Trackpad 2 is a wired/wireless touchpad with haptic feedback support and is a much larger touchpad compared to the original Magic Trackpad. There unfortunately hasn't been any mainline Linux kernel support for the Magic Trackpad 2, but some out-of-tree options. [...] However, as seen by this bug report there have been plenty of people since 2015 interested in using the Magic Trackpad 2 on Linux. Fortunately, Sean O'Brien of Google's Chrome OS team has been working on Magic Trackpad 2 support with a focus on getting it mainlined. The patch, which was also reviewed by other Google/ChromeOS developers, is now up to its third and perhaps final revision.
MacBooks? I always used mine with a desktop (Score:4, Informative)
I always used my Magic Trackpad 2 with my desktop. Never used it with a MacBook. When I DO plug in my MacBook at my desk, I also use my preferred keyboard. Why use an external trackpad and not use whatever keyboard you want, Bluetooth or USB? I'd think that if one added another trackpad, they'd also add their preferred keyboard.
Sensei (Score:1)
Rather than a pronoun, you can call me:
Teacher
Master
Sensei
Coach
Professor
Any of those will do. :D
I kid, but recently I've been called Sensei, and I kinda like it. I *do* take on the role. At least, I'm a senpai. I wouldn't claim to be dai-sensei.
Even when you're TOLD it's a joke (Score:2)
People miss jokes, but that's pretty I'm impressive that you missed the fact it was a joke even when I explicitly said I'm kidding.
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It's funny... I have a relatively big monitor, full-size keyboard, and ethernet adapter (plus a Magic Trackpad) on my desk at work. But, when I sit down at my desk and open up my MacBook Pro, 90% of the time I just work using its own keyboard and 13" monitor. At least half the time I don't bother plugging in the ethernet adapter, unless I'm going to be doing some sort of heavy-duty file transfer activity - our wifi is pretty good, and and I'm generally using ssh anyway (plus we have a VPN available).
I still
Bluetooth or hub? (Score:2)
I found that if I have to plug in four different cables to dock I do so much less often than one cable. My keyboard and mouse are Bluetooth, so there are no cables - set the laptop on the desk and the mouse and keyboard are already ready to go.
Re:Who cares abour macbooks anymore (Score:4, Interesting)
Without a proper keyboard
These days, the only laptops with a proper keyboard are MSI's GT series. And by proper I mean mechanical.
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I don't have many hard and fast office rules, but here's a soft one -- if your keyboard is loud enough to bother others, you will politely be asked to select a quieter, which will gladly be provided free of charge.
By all mean, please do enjoy your unholy racket with its excellent tactile feel and whatever, wherever you like except not here.
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By that standard, developers should ignore ALL laptops. If I've ever seen a laptop with a full-sized keyboard, complete with properly sized and located arrows, an actual number pad, and all of the F-keys; I can't recall it. And if I could, I'd guess that I was mis-remembering or flashing back to a hallucination. The thing would be so wide as to be comical; and I won't even guess what its display's aspect ratio would be. And that's not even considering any potential Type-M snobbery wrt/ the superiority o
Re: Who cares abour macbooks anymore (Score:2)
I'm looking at one right now. Dell Inspiron 3521.
Re: (Score:2)
M7700 comes close. They weigh 17 tons, though.
This is offensive. (Score:5, Funny)
Supporting Apple hardware offends me, so can we get this Google developer banned from Linux kernel development?
Third version. I wish they hasn't taken that out (Score:4, Interesting)
Speaking of the new Code of Conduct, I notice this article says this is the third version and they are hoping this version will be good enough to make it into the kernel. The old CoC used to address that. The (very short) CoC said that your code probably will be sent back for revision, the first time and probably several times. Don't take it personally, that's part of quality for the world's most used kernel. Rarely does anyone get it just right on the first try, being completely up to the expected standards of the kernel. So don't take offense, just do the suggested improvements and submit again.
If someone wanted to go into detail about what it means to not be a jerk, fine. Even if you want to say it's extra bad to be a jerk to someone who happens to have whatever kind of genitalia, fine. I wish they hadn't removed the old wording about code reviews being about the code, it's not friggin personal. I had my code sent back probably five times, until eventually we found an all-around better way of doing it, along with getting the details just right. I'm pretty sure that had nothing to do with my genitalia or complexion since few people know what my complexion happens to be, and even fewer have seen my genitalia. They just know what I write about, and in my professional circle never written about the struggles of being X in America.
A couple times on Slashdot I've mentioned some particularly nasty and insidious racism targeting my family, but few Slashdot readers work on the projects I contribute to. Heck, even on Slashdot those who guess about my demographics mostly guess wrong, and therefore post some hilarious accusations. Apparently I hate my own family, according to one or two utter morons on here.
With these new codes of conduct that are popular lately, I find it odd that apparently I'm supposed to figure out the sexual proclivities of everyone, in order to know who to be extra sensitive to. I don't know the gender, race, or sexual interests of most of the people involved in projects I work on, because why would you even bring that up? It's irelevant. "Here's a patch to rsync to copy device files byte-byte. I'm a hairy male who enjoys other hairy males". Doesn't make any sense to me why that would be part of the software development process.
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I'm pretty sure that had nothing to do with my genitalia or complexion since few people know what my complexion happens to be, and even fewer have seen my genitalia.
"I have a dream that my four little programs will one day live in a kernel where they will not be judged by the complexion of their genitalia, but by the content of their code."
That said . . . Magic Mouse support is fine . . . but where's the support for my Magic 8 Ball . . . ?
"My sources say no."
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I find it odd that apparently I'm supposed to figure out the sexual proclivities of everyone, in order to know who to be extra sensitive to. I don't know the gender, race, or sexual interests of most of the people involved in projects I work on, because why would you even bring that up? It's irelevant.
If you have no technical ability or merit but want to throw your weight around it's kind of hard to do that without something to suggest that some animals are more equal than others.
Doesn't make any sense to me why that would be part of the software development process.
People who can accomplish no good of their own often try to claim some special status or greatness through innate characteristics because it's all that they have. It's just as idiotic and reprehensible when it's because of sexual orientation or gender identity as it is when it's due to their skin color or national heritage. We'v
I like my original Magic Trackpad (Score:5, Interesting)
Took a few days to adjust to it, but for most tasks I strongly prefer it to a mouse.
Now the second-generation Magic Mouse, on the other hand... what idiot creates a mouse with a non-replaceable, rechargeable battery but puts the charging port on the underside so you can't charge it and use it at the same time?! Seems typical of Ive's recent work - all about looks, practical considerations aren't even an afterthought.
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on the other hand... what idiot creates a mouse with a non-replaceable, rechargeable battery but puts the charging port on the underside so you can't charge it and use it at the same time?
An idiot with courage of course!
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And in before all the people who write me off as an Apple hater, I have an iMac, MB Pro, iPod nano, iPhone X and have had apps in the App Store. Idiotic design is idiotic no matter who does it and should be called out as such.
Re: I like my original Magic Trackpad (Score:2)
I'm going to point out up front that I'm not defending the design.
That said, I do not think the design is an accident. If you can't use it while it's plugged in, that's serving some aesthetic or practical purpose. I suspect that there are two reasons:
- Ive thought it was ugly
- Nobody will unplug it if you can use it while it's plugged in, so it's not wireless. To force people to encounter it as a wireless device, it must be unplugged. This may be important to remind people that a port need not be used up to
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Took a few days to adjust to it, but for most tasks I strongly prefer it to a mouse.
Now the second-generation Magic Mouse, on the other hand... what idiot creates a mouse with a non-replaceable, rechargeable battery but puts the charging port on the underside so you can't charge it and use it at the same time?! Seems typical of Ive's recent work - all about looks, practical considerations aren't even an afterthought.
Oh I know, I know!
The same company that removes the headphone jack from their phone so that you cannot easily listen to headphones and charge it at the same time!?
Tragic Macpad? (Score:2, Funny)
Don't you mean the Tragic Macpad?
Either Apple Mouse or Low Latency Kernal Switch (Score:2)
Right now, a kernel has to be compiled with setting switched on, needlessly bifercating distros.
And? (Score:2)
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Uh, that's what drivers are. Most of the code in drivers never get touched or processed unless needed in ANY kernel, and drivers are a large part of everyday general kernels by design for hardware compatibility, but don't do anything because not everyone has every piece of hardware. If space really was a concern, Linux can be compiled manually to have only the drivers you want.
In other words: you're just posting because you think it adds something bad or is a waste of time, but in reality you don't know w
What about the Magic Mouse 2? (Score:2)
The most noteworthy news (Score:2)
Patents? (Score:2)