From 8011d991fee4a5e1d9c52cd7809c160e793c1ab7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Hutterer Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:10:03 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] doc/user: add a faq entry about the pointer acceleration "issue" Despite many bits wasted on reddit, phoronix, lwn etc. no-one seems interested in actually fixing this for their device, so let's at least add a FAQ entry. Signed-off-by: Peter Hutterer --- doc/user/faqs.rst | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/user/faqs.rst b/doc/user/faqs.rst index 4de7a3fc..7cd6113d 100644 --- a/doc/user/faqs.rst +++ b/doc/user/faqs.rst @@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ This is a symptom of an invalid trackpoint multiplier. These devices need pointer acceleration accordingly. See :ref:`trackpoint_range` for a detailed explanation. +.. _faq_pointer_acceleration: + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +Why is libinput's pointer acceleration worse than synaptics/evdev +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +This is a known problem affecting some devices and/or use-case but the exact +cause is still unknown. It may be a device-specific issue, it may be a bug +in libinput's acceleration code, it may be a disagreement about how pointer +acceleration should feel. Unfortunately this is something that affected +users need to investigate and analyze. + .. _faq_enable_tapping: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------