Intel Preparing USI Stylus Support For Linux

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel Preparing USI Stylus Support For Linux

Intel open-source driver engineers have been working on USI stylus support for the Linux kernel. The Universal Stylus Initiative (USI) aims to offer interoperability of active styluses across touchscreen devices...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Intel-USI-Patches

[ezst036]

Everybody but Apple.

[stormcrow]

Everybody but Apple.

I hope you're not surprised.

[ozeszty]

That's not compatible with PineNote (Wacom EMR standard), right?

https://www.pine64.org/2021/08/15/introducing-the-pinenote/

[mifritscher]

And probably also not with the in my oppinion superior Wacom technology which doesn't need batteries in the stylus. Used e.g. in Lenovo x60t...x230t, Toshiba z20t etc.

[Aryma]

this will fix the problem with pen pressure in wine like paint tool sai and photoshop with drawing tablet ?

[CaffeineEmperor]

Does this mean pro 7 and later gen MS surfaces will be finally getting proper stylus support?

[rabcor]

this will fix the problem with pen pressure in wine like paint tool sai and photoshop with drawing tablet ?

No, but it's possible it might lead to that somewhere down the line.