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- Information about the XInput extension in XFree86[tm]
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- 2 November 1998
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- 1. Introduction
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- This document provides some information about the XInput extension imple-
- mented in XFree86[tm].
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- If you have any suggestions, comments, fixes or ideas regarding the XInput
- extension in XFree86[tm] or about this document, send e-mail to
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- lepied@XFree86.Org
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- Bug Reports should be sent to
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- XFree86@XFree86.Org
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- Questions or anything else should be posted to the NewsGroup
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- comp.windows.x.i386unix
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- 2. Description
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- The XInput extension is a standard X Consortium extension. The goal of this
- extension is to allow additional input devices management to the X Window Sys-
- tem. The documentation could be found in the X Consortium distribution under
- xc/doc/hardcopy/Xi.
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- 3. XFree86 implementation
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- The XFree86 implementation contains 2 parts : the server part and two clients
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- 3.1 Server side
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- The server supports the following extended devices :
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- o Joystick (only on supported systems ie. Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD). Fea-
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- o 2 valuators (x and y axis).
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- o 2 buttons.
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- o Elographics touchscreen. Features :
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- o Absolute mode.
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- o 2 valuators (x and y axis).
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- o 1 button.
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- o Stylus on MicroTouch touchscreen. Features :
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- o Absolute mode.
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- o 2 valuators (x and y axis).
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- o 1 button.
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- o Finger on MicroTouch touchscreen. Features :
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- o Absolute mode.
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- o 2 valuators (x and y axis).
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- o 1 button.
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- o Mouse. Features :
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- o Relative mode.
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- o 2 valuators (x and y axis).
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- o up to 4 buttons.
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- o Wacom stylus. Features :
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- o Absolute or relative modes.
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- o 5 valuators :
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- 1. X axis.
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- 2. Y axis.
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- 3. pressure.
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- 4. X tilt.
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- 5. Y tilt.
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- o 3 buttons.
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- o Proximity report.
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- o Motion history capability.
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- o Macro/function buttons are reported as keys.
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- o Wacom eraser. Features :
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- o Absolute or relative modes.
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- o 5 valuators :
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- 1. X axis.
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- 2. Y axis.
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- 3. pressure.
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- 4. X tilt.
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- 5. Y tilt.
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- o 1 button.
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- o Proximity report.
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- o Motion history capability.
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- o Macro/function buttons are reported as keys.
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- o Wacom cursor. Features :
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- o Absolute or relative modes.
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- o 5 valuators :
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- 1. X axis.
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- 2. Y axis.
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- 3. pressure.
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- 4. X tilt.
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- 5. Y tilt.
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- o 16 buttons.
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- o Proximity report.
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- o Motion history capability.
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- o Macro/function buttons are reported as keys.
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- o SummaSketch tablet. Features :
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- o Absolute or relative modes.
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- o 2 valuators (x and y axis).
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- o 2 button stylus or 4 button puck.
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- o Proximity report.
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- o Motion history capability.
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- o AceCad tablet. Features :
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- o Absolute or relative modes.
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- o 2 valuators (x and y axis).
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- o 2 button stylus or 4 button puck.
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- o Proximity report.
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- o Motion history capability.
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- o SWITCH virtual device. Features :
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- o Absolute mode.
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- o 1 valuator (device id) which reports the id of the device controlling
- the core pointer (works with the AlwaysCore feature see bellow).
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- o SGI button box. Features :
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- o Absolute or relative modes.
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- o 8 valuators.
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- o 32 buttons.
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- o Motion history capability.
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- To enable an extended device, you must add en entry in the
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- XF86Config file. Consult to the XF86Config man pages to see the details.
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- The XFree86 implementation supports a non standard feature called
- AlwaysCore which enables an XInput device to send both core and extended
- events at the same time. To enable it you have to add the AlwaysCore keyword to
- the subsection describing your device in the XF86Config file. The SWITCH
- virtual device reports a Motion event when another device takes over the con-
- trol of the core pointer. The id of the new device is reported in the first
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- 3.2 Clients
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- xsetpointer is used to change the device controlling the core pointer and to
- list available extended devices.
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- xsetmode is used to change the mode (absolute or relative) of an extended
- device. The device has to support relative and absolute modes and the device
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- Consult the man pages for details.
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- 1. Introduction ............................................................ 1
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- 2. Description ............................................................. 1
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- 3. XFree86 implementation .................................................. 1
- 3.1 Server side ......................................................... 1
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