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[feature-request] Support pen pressure and pointer kinds on Linux #63209
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[-][feature-request] Support pen pressure and pointer kinds on Linux and improve on web[/-][+][feature-request] Support pen pressure and pointer kinds on Linux[/+]on Aug 7, 2020 Hi, I tried starting work on this, and I want to implement this feature.
If you can give me some guidance, I can work on it, I have a lot of free time.
(I will most likely stream it on twitch)Reacted by The one with the braid, n0nvme, Paul, mityax, Léo Salé, byquanton and Gustavo ScilingoHas there been any updates on this?
The
triaged-desktoplabel is irrelevant if there is noteam-desktoplabel orfyi-desktoplabel.This is still a very much needed feature, having some cross-platform projects that are not usable on Linux such as :
Do you know if this is still worked on ?
Considering flutter is trying to have the same behavior, regardless of platform, this should be considered a bug and not a feature.
Thanks
Reacted by CodeDoctor, Finn Drünert, Valentin Lill, CAYEUX Mathieu, Gustavo Scilingo, mityax, Pius Walser, Weiss, Sot, wangjian30 and 5 moreReacted by Brian Wo, mityax and Pius Walser- added a commit that references this issue
on Jul 1, 2026 - added a commit that references this issue
on Jul 18, 2026 I fixed it in #186831 so this can be closes.
Reacted by byquanton, Adil Hanney and Nando Schenkclosing per #63209 (comment), thanks @CodeDoctorDE
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Use case
Using a Listener, Flutter supports the detection of pen pressure on Android, Chromium OS, on the web (using Chromium on Windows or Firefox on Wayland on Linux) and on iOS, but unfortunately, Desktop platforms do not seem to be supported by pen pressure nor the separation between PointerDeviceKind mouse, touch, stylus etc. This feature is required for any application processing pen input like handwriting apps or apps simply detecting different input devices (eg. Games which react differently on Mouse than on Touch)
Proposal
Simply implement it. It should be working same way as on Android, iOS and the web.