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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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[f72bfbe1] | 7 | <!ENTITY libevdev-version "1.12.0">
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[35e960fb] | 8 |
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[8dfc5c3] | 9 | <!ENTITY libevdev-download-http "https://www.freedesktop.org/software/libevdev/libevdev-&libevdev-version;.tar.xz">
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[35e960fb] | 10 | <!ENTITY libevdev-download-ftp " ">
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[f72bfbe1] | 11 | <!ENTITY libevdev-md5sum "2186bc6b92c2c9573d8915b0a43acb43">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY libevdev-size "433 KB">
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[5e99854b] | 13 | <!ENTITY libevdev-buildsize "9.1 MB (with tests)">
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[3b496ff] | 14 | <!ENTITY libevdev-time "0.2 SBU (with tests)">
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[b7a67e90] | 15 | ]>
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| 16 |
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[f97d5f6] | 17 | <!-- Begin Xorg libevdev Driver -->
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| 18 | <sect2 id="libevdev" xreflabel="libevdev-&libevdev-version;">
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[b7a67e90] | 19 |
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[6dc826d] | 20 | <sect2info>
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| 21 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 22 | </sect2info>
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| 23 |
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[f97d5f6] | 24 | <title>libevdev &libevdev-version;</title>
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[b7a67e90] | 25 |
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[35e960fb] | 26 | <indexterm zone="libevdev">
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| 27 | <primary sortas="a-libevdev">libevdev</primary>
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[b7a67e90] | 28 | </indexterm>
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| 29 |
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| 30 | <sect3 role="package">
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[f97d5f6] | 31 | <title>Introduction to libevdev</title>
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[b7a67e90] | 32 |
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| 33 | <para>
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[f97d5f6] | 34 | The <application>libevdev</application> package contains common
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[e5e7a1d] | 35 | functions for Xorg input drivers.
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[b7a67e90] | 36 | </para>
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| 37 |
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[f1a479c7] | 38 | &lfs111_checked;
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[b7a67e90] | 39 |
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| 40 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 41 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 42 | <listitem>
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| 43 | <para>
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[35e960fb] | 44 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libevdev-download-http;"/>
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[b7a67e90] | 45 | </para>
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| 46 | </listitem>
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| 47 | <listitem>
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| 48 | <para>
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[35e960fb] | 49 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libevdev-download-ftp;"/>
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[b7a67e90] | 50 | </para>
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| 51 | </listitem>
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| 52 | <listitem>
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| 53 | <para>
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[35e960fb] | 54 | Download MD5 sum: &libevdev-md5sum;
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[b7a67e90] | 55 | </para>
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| 56 | </listitem>
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| 57 | <listitem>
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| 58 | <para>
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[35e960fb] | 59 | Download size: &libevdev-size;
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[b7a67e90] | 60 | </para>
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| 61 | </listitem>
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| 62 | <listitem>
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| 63 | <para>
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[35e960fb] | 64 | Estimated disk space required: &libevdev-buildsize;
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[b7a67e90] | 65 | </para>
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| 66 | </listitem>
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| 67 | <listitem>
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| 68 | <para>
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[35e960fb] | 69 | Estimated build time: &libevdev-time;
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[b7a67e90] | 70 | </para>
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| 71 | </listitem>
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| 72 | </itemizedlist>
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| 73 |
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[f97d5f6] | 74 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">libevdev Dependencies</bridgehead>
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[cac7f93] | 75 |
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[b7a67e90] | 76 | <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 77 | <para role="optional">
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[17facb1d] | 78 | <xref linkend="doxygen"/> and
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[39dd48b] | 79 | <xref linkend="valgrind"/> (optional for tests)
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[b7a67e90] | 80 | </para>
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| 81 |
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| 82 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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[35e960fb] | 83 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libevdev"/>
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[b7a67e90] | 84 | </para>
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| 85 | </sect3>
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| 86 |
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[35e960fb] | 87 | <sect3 role="kernel" id="libevdev-kernel">
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[b7a67e90] | 88 | <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
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| 89 |
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[f72bfbe1] | 90 | <para>
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| 91 | Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile
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| 92 | the kernel if necessary:
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| 93 | </para>
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[b7a67e90] | 94 |
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| 95 | <screen><literal>Device Drivers --->
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| 96 | Input device support --->
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[ee4e4dea] | 97 | <*> Generic input layer (needed for keyboard, mouse, ...) [CONFIG_INPUT]
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[ca40dca] | 98 | <*> Event interface [CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV]
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| 99 | [*] Miscellaneous devices ---> [CONFIG_INPUT_MISC]
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[f72bfbe1] | 100 | <*/m> User level driver support [CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT]</literal></screen>
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| 101 |
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| 102 | <para>
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| 103 | The last item is not strictly required for libevdev. If it is
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| 104 | compiled as a module, it is not loaded automatically.
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| 105 | It is needed for full test coverage.
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| 106 | </para>
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[b7a67e90] | 107 |
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[35e960fb] | 108 | <indexterm zone="libevdev libevdev-kernel">
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| 109 | <primary sortas="d-libevdev">libevdev</primary>
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[b7a67e90] | 110 | </indexterm>
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| 111 | </sect3>
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| 112 |
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| 113 | <sect3 role="installation">
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[f97d5f6] | 114 | <title>Installation of libevdev</title>
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[b7a67e90] | 115 |
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| 116 | <para>
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[f97d5f6] | 117 | Install <application>libevdev</application> by running the following
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[b7a67e90] | 118 | commands:
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| 119 | </para>
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| 120 |
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| 121 | <screen><userinput>./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
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| 122 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 123 |
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| 124 | <para>
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[24e5f9d] | 125 | The regression tests can be run as the <systemitem
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[b8ad040] | 126 | class="username">root</systemitem> user with <command>make
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[f72bfbe1] | 127 | check</command>, in a graphical session. You need to have enabled
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| 128 | the CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT setting in the kernel for full test coverage.
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| 129 | If it is enabled as a module, the module is named
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| 130 | <command>uinput</command> and needs to be loaded before running the
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| 131 | tests. Note that on some systems, the
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[f4bb000d] | 132 | tests may cause a hard lockup and require a reboot. On laptops, the
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| 133 | system will go into Sleep and need to be woken up to finish the test
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| 134 | suites.
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[b7a67e90] | 135 | </para>
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| 136 |
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| 137 | <para>
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| 138 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 139 | </para>
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| 140 |
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| 141 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 142 | </sect3>
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| 143 |
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| 144 | <sect3 role="content">
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| 145 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 146 |
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| 147 | <segmentedlist>
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[ca4eb659] | 148 | <segtitle>Installed Xorg Programs</segtitle>
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[b7a67e90] | 149 | <segtitle>Installed Xorg Library</segtitle>
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[ca4eb659] | 150 | <segtitle>Installed Xorg Directory</segtitle>
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[b7a67e90] | 151 |
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| 152 | <seglistitem>
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| 153 | <seg>
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[39dd48b] | 154 | libevdev-tweak-device, mouse-dpi-tool, and touchpad-edge-detector
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[b7a67e90] | 155 | </seg>
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| 156 | <seg>
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| 157 | libevdev.so
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| 158 | </seg>
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[ca4eb659] | 159 | <seg>
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| 160 | $XORG_PREFIX/include/libevdev-1.0
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| 161 | </seg>
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[b7a67e90] | 162 | </seglistitem>
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| 163 | </segmentedlist>
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| 164 |
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| 165 | <variablelist>
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| 166 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 167 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 168 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 169 |
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[39dd48b] | 170 | <varlistentry id="libevdev-tweak-device">
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| 171 | <term><command>libevdev-tweak-device</command></term>
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| 172 | <listitem>
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| 173 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 174 | is a tool to change some kernel device properties
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[39dd48b] | 175 | </para>
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| 176 | <indexterm zone="libevdev libevdev-tweak-device">
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| 177 | <primary sortas="b-libevdev-tweak-device">libevdev-tweak-device</primary>
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| 178 | </indexterm>
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| 179 | </listitem>
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| 180 | </varlistentry>
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| 181 |
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[ca4eb659] | 182 | <varlistentry id="mouse-dpi-tool">
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| 183 | <term><command>mouse-dpi-tool</command></term>
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| 184 | <listitem>
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| 185 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 186 | is a tool to estimate the resolution of a mouse
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[ca4eb659] | 187 | </para>
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| 188 | <indexterm zone="libevdev mouse-dpi-tool">
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| 189 | <primary sortas="b-mouse-dpi-tool">mouse-dpi-tool</primary>
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| 190 | </indexterm>
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| 191 | </listitem>
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| 192 | </varlistentry>
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| 193 |
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[b8ad040] | 194 | <varlistentry id="touchpad-edge-detector">
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| 195 | <term><command>touchpad-edge-detector</command></term>
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| 196 | <listitem>
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| 197 | <para>
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| 198 | touchpad-edge-detector is a tool that reads the touchpad events
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| 199 | from the kernel and calculates the minimum and maximum for the x
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[4c24eb0a] | 200 | and y coordinates, respectively
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[b8ad040] | 201 | </para>
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| 202 | <indexterm zone="libevdev touchpad-edge-detector">
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| 203 | <primary sortas="b-touchpad-edge-detector">touchpad-edge-detector</primary>
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| 204 | </indexterm>
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| 205 | </listitem>
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| 206 | </varlistentry>
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| 207 |
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[35e960fb] | 208 | <varlistentry id="libevdev-lib">
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[b7a67e90] | 209 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libevdev.so</filename></term>
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| 210 | <listitem>
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| 211 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 212 | is a library of Xorg driver input functions
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[b7a67e90] | 213 | </para>
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[35e960fb] | 214 | <indexterm zone="libevdev libevdev-lib">
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| 215 | <primary sortas="c-libevdev-lib">ebvdev.so</primary>
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[b7a67e90] | 216 | </indexterm>
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| 217 | </listitem>
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| 218 | </varlistentry>
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| 219 |
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| 220 | </variablelist>
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| 221 |
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| 222 | </sect3>
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| 223 |
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| 224 | </sect2>
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