Synaptics

Synaptics Driver Release Notes for Acer


Version: 17.0.6.21
Date: 01-24-2014


Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-46840 MSVCP110.dll is missing | Acer.inf v17.0.6.20 The MSVCP110.dll will miss when we use the vs2012 to build the service. This is fixed in our trunk driver. I just provide a workaroud for this branch, since the win7 doesn't have the problem that enhancement boot up too late. We don't need to use the service to launch enhancement.
TP-46858 PnP ID Request for Wistron/Acer Pnpid request 1B7F (copy 1B76). Wwindows7, windows8.0 use acer inf, and windows8.1 use acer_RMIHID inf.
TP-46859 PnP ID Request for Pegatron/Acer Use a separated setting groups since this is a PTP touchpad with PS2 not a Inter-Touch touchpad. Pnpid request 1B80 (copy 1B66). Wwindows7, windows8.0 use acer inf, and windows8.1 use acer_RMIHID inf.

Version: 17.0.6.20
Date: 12-06-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-46377 Change right edge swipe setting on SYN1B79 Adjust right edge swipe zone size.
TP-46412 PnP ID Request for Quanta/Acer PnPIDs request (PTP touchpad). Install PS2 driver for win7 and win8. Install RMIHID driver for win8.1
TP-46413 PnP ID Request for Quanta/Acer PnPIDs request (PTP touchpad). Install PS2 driver for win7 and win8. Install RMIHID driver for win8.1
TP-46415 PnP ID Request for Compal/Acer PnPIDs request (PTP touchpad). Install PS2 driver for win7 and win8. Install RMIHID driver for win8.1

Version: 17.0.6.19
Date: 11-06-2013


No changes

Version: 17.0.6.18
Date: 10-31-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-46095 Implement scan code for Touchpad on off control and 97 commands on SYN1B6F Add scan code enable/disable touchpad and KBC Notification when enable/disable touchpad for PNPID 1B6F

Version: 17.0.6.17
Date: 10-01-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-45839 2F horizontal scroll will flip over two pictures on Windows Photo viewer and Acer Photo Remove 2 finger horizontal scroll for all photo apps and add Acer Photo app specific settings for rotation and 3 finger flick
TP-45891 Change driver setting Remove KBC Notification (97 command)

Version: 17.0.6.16
Date: 09-23-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-45818 BSOD 0xb8 Check IRQL before calling RtlQueryRegisteryValues to get OS version.
TP-45769 Top Edge Pull won't work on Metro style Camera and Photo, after fix TP-44956 fix top edge pull doesn't work on metro camera and metro photo.
TP-45813 ACM output not stable if using 17mm slug to perform click behavior in bottom corners Raise palm reject threshold on clickpad button clicks on ACM2

Version: 17.0.6.15
Date: 09-11-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
QA-46281 WHCK Request - 17.0.6.15 | acer_RMIHID.inf Fix fail driver for string redefinition
TP-45657 Short finger moving would cause tap Shorten the finger movement delta of a tap
TP-45658 Add MS word to ZoomPerfect supporting app list Add Microsoft Word to zoom-perfect support list (enable touch-injection for edge swipe, 2 finger scroll, pinch)
TP-45711 Change SYN1B6F to SMBus mode from PS/2 as default Change SYN1B6F setting to InterTouch from PS/2

Version: 17.0.6.14
Date: 09-06-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-44486 4 Corner Tap Fail in acer.inf : This parameter is used to solve corner tap with smart-sense enabled (edge tap starting zone) in profile sensor system. We force to trigger corner tap action even edge-tap violation occurs.

Version: 17.0.6.13
Date: 08-28-2013


No changes

Version: 17.0.6.12
Date: 08-28-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-44956 Win 8.1 issue - Touchpad 2F horizontal scrolling speed too fast on metro app Photos and Camera Customer requests to force disable Inertia in metro camera app for 2 finger horizontal scrolling

Version: 17.0.6.11
Date: 08-26-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-44486 4 Corner Tap Fail in acer.inf For image sensor touchpad, corner tap still has response even if smart sense tap starting zone is enabled. Add image sensor capability for all system to make them behave the same.
TP-45019 2F scrolling would fail or not smooth sometimes Don't use touchinjection for 2 finger scrolling and rotation gesture in desktop mode IE.
TP-45379 Win 8.1 issue - 3F press function has high fail rate Fixed the high fail rate of Three finger press.
TP-45384 Default button did not work Fixed default button does not work for ZoomPerfect

Version: 17.0.6.10
Date: 08-20-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-45013 “OSD setting utility” is kicked when system resume from S3, S4 and S5. add feature for Do not run OEM exe when system start.; clean up no-used code.
TP-45339 Branch build request v17.0.6.x - based on v17.0.6 to add the fixes of TP-44956 and TP-45042 update AppZoneFlag strings.
TP-45357 Win 8.1 issue - Left edge swipe function can't work under AR and HE environment for Touchpad without ZoomPerfect Fix Left/Right Edge Swipe zone do not swap bug
TP-45380 Check in OSD title related fix of TP-44704 to v17.0.6.x branch Added OSD titlename to branch.

Version: 17.0.6.9
Date: 08-16-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-45339 Branch build request v17.0.6.x - based on v17.0.6 to add the fixes of TP-44956 and TP-45042 Merge trunk fix to branch v17_0_6_main

Version: 17.0.6.8
Date: 08-14-2013


No changes

Version: 17.0.6.7
Date: 08-13-2013


No changes

Version: 17.0.6.6
Date: 08-12-2013


No changes

Version: 17.0.6.5
Date: 08-07-2013


No changes

Version: 17.0.6.4
Date: 08-06-2013


No changes

Version: 17.0.6.3
Date: 07-31-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-44975 WHCK Failure (PS/2) - 17.0.5.3 | OEM (Next/Blue) Added Microsoft fix
TP-45020 Tap or Double Tap would fail sometimes Fix acm output status update in packet processor. Fix false tap violations due to "non-finger" contact types seen. (merge from hp branch)
TP-45021 Edge swipe would fail sometimes Merge patch from branch to work around "non-finger" contacts.

Version: 17.0.6.2
Date: 07-26-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-44354 Horizontal two finger scrolling can’t work on PDF file via win8 PFD APP Fix horizontal scrolling becomes vertical scrolling in Metro simple Chinese PDF reader

Version: 17.0.6.1
Date: 07-24-2013


No changes

Version: 17.0.5
Date: 07-11-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
Follow-up: add registry overrides for RMI4 caps; Add RMI4 capabilities query to API
TP-44188 Customer wants previous release notes combined with current release notes Add a "history" feature to ReleaseNotes.HTML; Build script now creates a history from previous release notes
TP-44828
(958966)
It will pop up the error "SynTPEnh.exe-Entry Point Not Found" at the end of insttalling Synaptics driver on Vista 32&64. Fixed SynTPEnh and SynTPHelper crash in Vista with driver built with Vs2012

Version: 17.0.4
Date: 07-10-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
Do fixme and handle F11 data offsets properly. Still a wip since a large number of F11 data registers remain unchecked in the interrupt handler.
TP-44721 Geasture issue on Google Chromewith High DPI setting Fixed issue of two finger scrolling not working when cursor is near the right edge of the window with DPI=150%
TP-44750
(20130628 meeting with Kirk)
After log file capture Kirk would like the default folder opened so that the log file can be copied or viewed instead of just closing In Windows 8.1 Preview, the GetVersion(Ex) APIs have been deprecated.; In Windows 8.1 Preview, the GetVersion(Ex) APIs have been deprecated. Update Manifest

Version: 17.0.3
Date: 07-10-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-42303 Improve Driver build process and release note for customers For release notes, if "Contact" field is missing, print the Creator of the Jira issue; Create a default empty dictionary in case JSON load fails for invalid and missing Jira numbers; Use Python decode('utf-8-sig') to strip byte order mark out of text; Do not distribute Release.txt any more since it is not updated. Use ReleaseNotes.html.
TP-43964 ACM 2.0 change of algorithm strength driver meta-bug Make contact type interface consistent. Add HasACM2() query.
TP-44618
(TM-2768-001)
The systray icons will flicker when scrolling in a photos viewer with three finger flick Only turned on IME workaround for twist action instead of all gestures for Photo Viewer.
TP-44682 Use maximum force instead of total force for multiple fingers click Used maximum force instead of total force for MF click.
TP-44692
(ECR177029, ECR176429)
Copyright issue Update Coypyright to 1996-2013
TP-44541 Cursor could not move while typing Don't suppress cursor in active area, even near key press. Only suppress gesture and tap for whole touchpad when near key press. And also enable starting zone after key press.
TP-44654 Add ZoomPerfect feature and related settings to SYN1B79 add ZoomPerfect feature and related settings to SYN1B79 for win8 system

Version: 17.0.2
Date: 07-10-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-44299 Right side, down side "Return at edge of screen" in Momentum doesn't work Fixed the bounce off screen edge in momentum not working issue with high DPI.
TP-44543 It would easily fail if doing 2F scrolling and then pinch quickly Remove bcfeRestrictTo2FLinearScrollWhileInertia, because it often causes doing pinch gesture after doing 2 finger scrolling gesture triggers 2 finger scroll action.

Version: 17.0.1
Date: 07-10-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-44440 Convert packet count to time Improve taps-Convert packet count to time.; Make gesture work properly for different report rates of devices; Make PalmOnPad gesture works normal for various report rate of devices.; code improve by rename a function.; Add a utility function to clear packet.
TP-44531 Silent Uninstallation fail in in toshiba.inf Silent Uninstallation fail with SynIsdll built with Vs2012; Silent Uninstallation fail in in Win8 x64
TP-44533 Application crashes when we double tap on the top left corner of the TP to disable the touchpad in HPNEWUI v17.0.0 Changed call convention from std to cdecl to fix syntpenh creash when it reads Png file.
TP-44564 ACM2.0 can't work on OEM machine FollowUp:Change uiQuery36Offset -- to uiQuery36Offset--.; Correct RMI query parsing.
TP-44542 No up/down selection for right edge swipe Remove right edge swipe up down and selection action.
Version: 17.0.0
Date: 06-07-2013

Issue Number Description Fix Comment
TP-44045 _project_ (175) - Tap to click will invalid for few seconds after 2 or 3 finger slide on pad Improve conmunication between API and Kernel Driver.;
TP-44046 _project_ (176) - Continue tap the 2-finger on the touchpad surface will always trigger both of mouse right and left button events. Improve tap vs drag with 1F and multifingers, as well as communication between API and Kernel Driver..
TP-44244 Task tray Synaptics icon, "Pressure graph" and "MoodPad" items cannot be seen. Fixed the wrong location of popmenu by right clicking trayicon, when the size of all items is set to 150% in control panel.
TP-44299 Right side, down side "Return at edge of screen" in Momentum doesn't work Fixed the bounce off screen edge in momentum not working issue, when the size of all items is set to 150% in control panel.
TP-44300 Enable Tap zone, even touch right up corner, Maximum windows doesn't work Fixed the issue of maximizing windows not working, when the size of all items is set to 150% in control panel.
TP-44348 Switch from VS2005 to VS2012 by Default Save 2005 solution; Switch from VS2005 to VS2012 by Default Use include and lib files from T drive; Bump SynTPCo19.dll to SynTPCo20.dll; SynDell;share\Png; Solution files; KmdfLibraryVersion = 1.11, WdfCoInstaller01011.dll; SynOsLib dir.lst; Remove ...2012.sln files; Inf2Cat; forcetext2bin; Use Include and lib files from T drive
TP-44457 16.6.5 sony2006.inf Two-Finger horizontal scroll failed. Only read application specific settings when apps switch happens, otherwise some user specific settings will be overridden if CPL is opened and changes are not apllied.