From c2f9ffe17e7fd0e92eb103cd4bbf2f26edbee9c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Hutterer Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:29:56 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] doc/user: drop references to the touchpad-edge-detector We've had libinput measure touchpad-size for 5 years now, let's refer only to that. Part-of: --- doc/user/absolute-coordinate-ranges.rst | 5 ----- doc/user/reporting-bugs.rst | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/user/absolute-coordinate-ranges.rst b/doc/user/absolute-coordinate-ranges.rst index 72000baf..1f3798d4 100644 --- a/doc/user/absolute-coordinate-ranges.rst +++ b/doc/user/absolute-coordinate-ranges.rst @@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ To fix the touchpad you need to: Detailed explanations are below. -.. note:: ``libinput measure touchpad-size`` was introduced in libinput - 1.16. For earlier versions, use `libevdev `_'s - ``touchpad-edge-detector`` tool. - - The ``libinput measure touchpad-size`` tool is an interactive tool. It must be called with the physical dimensions of the touchpad in mm. In the example below, we use 100mm wide and 55mm high. The tool will find the touchpad device diff --git a/doc/user/reporting-bugs.rst b/doc/user/reporting-bugs.rst index f513bc22..6fe00380 100644 --- a/doc/user/reporting-bugs.rst +++ b/doc/user/reporting-bugs.rst @@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ When you file a bug, please attach the following information: - the output from udevadm info, see :ref:`udev_info`. - the vendor model number of your laptop (e.g. "Lenovo Thinkpad T440s") - and the content of ``/sys/class/dmi/id/modalias``. -- run the ``touchpad-edge-detector`` tool (provided by libevdev) and verify - that the ranges and sizes it prints match the touchpad (up to 5mm +- run ``libinput measure touchpad-size`` tool (see :ref:`absolute_coordinate_ranges_fix`) + and verify that the ranges and sizes it prints match the touchpad (up to 5mm difference is ok) If you are reporting a bug related to button event generation: