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[Arnaldo Mandel <am@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Amir Zarinbal <azm_64@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I don't know how you want to use your FP sensor,
> But I have set the finger print to authenticate my entrance at the boot
> time. (my compute and hard disk are password protected from bios)
> So nobody can access my compuer except who I have allowed.
>

This is the normal use of the sensor as a security fixture.  As I said
before, I don't care for it.



> I think, this is the best way that you can use this sensor. If someone
> steals your computer, he can never access any of your data and use your
> computer.
>

"Best" is dependent on your measuring stick.  It would be immensely more
useful to me if a touch in that thing was interpreted as a mouse (middle)
button.

So far, I know of three ways of producing that button given the handicapped
Alps touchpad:

1) The traditional two button press.  Ergonomical hell, because of the
fingerprint reader in the middle.

2) Mapping a corner of the touchpad to the button, as per instructions
Patrick postelast month.  This is my favorite solution so far, but a bit
unreliable since sometimes I don't touch the corner correctly.

3) Mapping the click to a key (I use Menu) via xte.  Usability is between
(1) and (2), but does not work well in combination with modifiers.

Regards,

Arnaldo


> ------------------------------
> *From:* Arnaldo Mandel <am@xxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* sony-vaio-z-series@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Mon, January 18, 2010 9:25:25 PM
> *Subject:* [Sony-vaio-z-series] Figerprint reader as a mouse button
>
> I don't care for the autentication functions associated to the
> fingerprint reader, but it is a pity to waste such a sensor.
>
> Is it possible to have this reader interpreted as a mouse button?
>
> --
> Arnaldo Mandel
> Departamento de Ciência da Computação - Computer Science Department
> Universidade de São Paulo, Bra[sz]il
> am@xxxxxxxxxx
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