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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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7 | <!ENTITY libevdev-version "1.8.0">
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8 |
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9 | <!ENTITY libevdev-download-http "https://www.freedesktop.org/software/libevdev/libevdev-&libevdev-version;.tar.xz">
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10 | <!ENTITY libevdev-download-ftp " ">
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11 | <!ENTITY libevdev-md5sum "879631080be18526737e33b63d848039">
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12 | <!ENTITY libevdev-size "432 KB">
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13 | <!ENTITY libevdev-buildsize "8.3 MB (with tests)">
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14 | <!ENTITY libevdev-time "0.2 SBU (with tests)">
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15 | ]>
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16 |
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17 | <!-- Begin Xorg libevdev Driver -->
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18 | <sect2 id="libevdev" xreflabel="libevdev-&libevdev-version;">
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19 |
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20 | <sect2info>
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21 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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22 | <date>$Date$</date>
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23 | </sect2info>
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24 |
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25 | <title>libevdev &libevdev-version;</title>
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26 |
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27 | <indexterm zone="libevdev">
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28 | <primary sortas="a-libevdev">libevdev</primary>
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29 | </indexterm>
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30 |
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31 | <sect3 role="package">
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32 | <title>Introduction to libevdev</title>
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33 |
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34 | <para>
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35 | The <application>libevdev</application> package contains common
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36 | functions for Xorg input drivers.
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37 | </para>
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38 |
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39 | &lfs90_checked;
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40 |
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41 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead>
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42 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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43 | <listitem>
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44 | <para>
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45 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libevdev-download-http;"/>
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46 | </para>
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47 | </listitem>
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48 | <listitem>
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49 | <para>
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50 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libevdev-download-ftp;"/>
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51 | </para>
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52 | </listitem>
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53 | <listitem>
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54 | <para>
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55 | Download MD5 sum: &libevdev-md5sum;
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56 | </para>
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57 | </listitem>
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58 | <listitem>
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59 | <para>
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60 | Download size: &libevdev-size;
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61 | </para>
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62 | </listitem>
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63 | <listitem>
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64 | <para>
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65 | Estimated disk space required: &libevdev-buildsize;
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66 | </para>
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67 | </listitem>
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68 | <listitem>
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69 | <para>
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70 | Estimated build time: &libevdev-time;
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71 | </para>
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72 | </listitem>
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73 | </itemizedlist>
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74 |
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75 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">libevdev Dependencies</bridgehead>
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76 | <!--
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77 | <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Required</bridgehead>
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78 | <para role="required">
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79 | <xref linkend="python2"/> or <xref linkend="python3"/>
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80 | </para>
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81 | -->
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82 | <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Optional</bridgehead>
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83 | <para role="optional">
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84 | <xref linkend="doxygen"/>,
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85 | <xref linkend="python2"/>, and
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86 | <xref linkend="valgrind"/> (optional for tests)
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87 | </para>
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88 |
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89 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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90 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libevdev"/>
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91 | </para>
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92 | </sect3>
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93 |
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94 | <sect3 role="kernel" id="libevdev-kernel">
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95 | <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
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96 |
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97 | <para>
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98 | Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the
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99 | kernel if necessary:
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100 | </para>
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101 |
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102 | <screen><literal>Device Drivers --->
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103 | Input device support --->
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104 | <*> Generic input layer (needed for...) [CONFIG_INPUT]
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105 | <*> Event interface [CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV]
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106 | [*] Miscellaneous devices ---> [CONFIG_INPUT_MISC]
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107 | <*> User level driver support [CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT]</literal></screen>
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108 |
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109 | <indexterm zone="libevdev libevdev-kernel">
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110 | <primary sortas="d-libevdev">libevdev</primary>
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111 | </indexterm>
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112 | </sect3>
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113 |
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114 | <sect3 role="installation">
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115 | <title>Installation of libevdev</title>
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116 |
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117 | <para>
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118 | Install <application>libevdev</application> by running the following
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119 | commands:
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120 | </para>
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121 |
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122 | <screen><userinput>./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
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123 | make</userinput></screen>
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124 |
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125 | <para>
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126 | The regression tests can be run as the <systemitem
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127 | class="username">root</systemitem> user with <command>make
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128 | check</command>, in a graphical session. Note that on some systems, the
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129 | tests may cause a hard lockup and require a reboot. On laptops, the
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130 | system will go into Sleep and need to be woken up to finish the test
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131 | suites.
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132 | </para>
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133 |
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134 | <para>
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135 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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136 | </para>
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137 |
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138 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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139 | </sect3>
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140 |
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141 | <sect3 role="content">
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142 | <title>Contents</title>
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143 |
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144 | <segmentedlist>
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145 | <segtitle>Installed Xorg Programs</segtitle>
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146 | <segtitle>Installed Xorg Library</segtitle>
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147 | <segtitle>Installed Xorg Directory</segtitle>
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148 |
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149 | <seglistitem>
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150 | <seg>
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151 | libevdev-tweak-device, mouse-dpi-tool, and touchpad-edge-detector
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152 | </seg>
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153 | <seg>
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154 | libevdev.so
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155 | </seg>
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156 | <seg>
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157 | $XORG_PREFIX/include/libevdev-1.0
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158 | </seg>
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159 | </seglistitem>
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160 | </segmentedlist>
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161 |
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162 | <variablelist>
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163 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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164 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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165 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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166 |
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167 | <varlistentry id="libevdev-tweak-device">
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168 | <term><command>libevdev-tweak-device</command></term>
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169 | <listitem>
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170 | <para>
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171 | is a tool to change some kernel device properties.
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172 | </para>
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173 | <indexterm zone="libevdev libevdev-tweak-device">
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174 | <primary sortas="b-libevdev-tweak-device">libevdev-tweak-device</primary>
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175 | </indexterm>
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176 | </listitem>
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177 | </varlistentry>
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178 |
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179 | <varlistentry id="mouse-dpi-tool">
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180 | <term><command>mouse-dpi-tool</command></term>
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181 | <listitem>
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182 | <para>
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183 | is a tool to estimate the resolution of a mouse.
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184 | </para>
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185 | <indexterm zone="libevdev mouse-dpi-tool">
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186 | <primary sortas="b-mouse-dpi-tool">mouse-dpi-tool</primary>
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187 | </indexterm>
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188 | </listitem>
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189 | </varlistentry>
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190 |
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191 | <varlistentry id="touchpad-edge-detector">
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192 | <term><command>touchpad-edge-detector</command></term>
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193 | <listitem>
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194 | <para>
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195 | touchpad-edge-detector is a tool that reads the touchpad events
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196 | from the kernel and calculates the minimum and maximum for the x
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197 | and y coordinates, respectively.
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198 | </para>
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199 | <indexterm zone="libevdev touchpad-edge-detector">
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200 | <primary sortas="b-touchpad-edge-detector">touchpad-edge-detector</primary>
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201 | </indexterm>
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202 | </listitem>
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203 | </varlistentry>
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204 |
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205 | <varlistentry id="libevdev-lib">
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206 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libevdev.so</filename></term>
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207 | <listitem>
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208 | <para>
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209 | is a library of Xorg driver input functions.
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210 | </para>
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211 | <indexterm zone="libevdev libevdev-lib">
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212 | <primary sortas="c-libevdev-lib">ebvdev.so</primary>
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213 | </indexterm>
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214 | </listitem>
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215 | </varlistentry>
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216 |
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217 | </variablelist>
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218 |
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219 | </sect3>
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220 |
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221 | </sect2>
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222 | <!-- End Xorg Evdev Driver -->
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