Re: Touchscreen coordinates mangled on X/GPE in RC4

On 5/24/06, Olivier Berger <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Justin Patrin" <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > On 5/24/06, Olivier Berger <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> "Justin Patrin" <[email protected]> writes:
> >>
> >> > On 5/23/06, Olivier Berger <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Something else, also, after full reinstall (including NAND), I  notice that by
> >> default, on the akita, with screen opened (keyboard accessible, not
> >> rotated), the Display is set to "Portrait" in the Screen Setup
> >> utility... wouldn't it normally be landscape in that case ?
> >>
>
> What is portrait and landscape, then... Is portrait looking at the
> screen with the longest side vertical ? ... if so, there's a bug
> here... but maybe in the way the X server / xrandr reports the
> coordinates too : more details in my comment at :
> http://handhelds.org/~bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1507#c3
>
> >> I guess that maybe this could be linked to my problem ?
> >>
> >> Hope the description of the problem is clear and it triggers someone's
> >> mind ;)
> >>
> >
> > If you move the cursor and the axes seem to be off that's a rotation
> > problem. Are yu calibrating in Landscape or Portrait? I've always
> > calibrated in Landscape on my spitz and it's worked fine.
> >
>
> Depending on what you consider portrait (see above)... well I usually
> install, boot, and calibrate with the akita's keyboard accessible, so
> in what I would call a landscape view...
>
> I assume as akita and spitz are basically similar in matters or
> screen's dimensions and orientation, well we would be in similar
> conditions...
>
> Am I wrong in what I'm calling landscape (looks like a laptop,
> keyboard accessible) and portrait (screen rotated and shut so the
> keyboard is hidden) ?
>

Those are correct. Yes, Akita and Spitz (and all Cxx00) should work
the same way with regards to calibration.

-- 
Justin Patrin


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