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From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
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Subject: Re: [RFC v1 0/4] Input: support virtual objects on touchscreens
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Hi!

> Some touchscreens are shipped with a physical layer on top of them where
> a number of buttons and a resized touchscreen surface might be
> available.

Yes, it is quite comon, for example Motorola Droid 4 has 4 virtual
buttons below touchscreen.

One question is if this should be handled inside the kernel. It will
make it compatible with existing software, but it will also reduce
flexibility.

Best regards,
								Pavel
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