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diff --git a/man/evdev.man b/man/evdev.man new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2ad5552 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/evdev.man @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +.\" shorthand for double quote that works everywhere. +.ds q \N'34' +.TH EVDEV __drivermansuffix__ __vendorversion__ +.SH NAME +evdev \- Generic Linux input driver +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.B "Section \*qInputDevice\*q" +.BI " Identifier \*q" devname \*q +.B " Driver \*qevdev\*q" +.BI " Option \*qDevice\*q \*q" devpath \*q +\ \ ... +.B EndSection +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B evdev +is an __xservername__ input driver for Linux\'s generic event devices. It +therefore supports all input devices that the kernel knows about, including +most mice and keyboards. +.PP +The +.B evdev +driver can serve as both a pointer and a keyboard input device, and may be +used as both the core keyboard and the core pointer. Multiple input devices +are supported by multiple instances of this driver, with one Load +directive for evdev in the Module section of your __xconfigfile__ for each +input device that will use this driver. +.PP +.SH SUPPORTED HARDWARE +In general, any input device that the kernel has a driver for can be accessed +through the +.B evdev +driver. See the Linux kernel documentation for a complete list. +.PP +.SH CONFIGURATION DETAILS +Please refer to __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__) for general configuration +details and for options that can be used with all input drivers. This +section only covers configuration details specific to this driver. +.PP +The following driver +.B Options +are supported: +.TP 7 +.BI "Option \*qDevice\*q \*q" string \*q +Specifies the device through which the device can be accessed. This will +generally be of the form \*q/dev/input/eventX\*q, where X is some integer. +The mapping from device node to hardware is system-dependent. This option is +mandatory, and there is no default setting. +.SH AUTHORS +Kristian Høgsberg. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +__xservername__(__appmansuffix__), __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__), xorgconfig(__appmansuffix__), Xserver(__appmansuffix__), X(__miscmansuffix__), +README.mouse. |