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@ -19,15 +19,24 @@ evdev \- Generic Linux input driver |
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.B evdev |
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is an __xservername__ input driver for Linux\'s generic event devices. It |
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therefore supports all input devices that the kernel knows about, including |
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most mice and keyboards. |
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most mice, keyboards, tablets and touchscreens. |
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.B evdev |
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is the default driver on the major Linux distributions. |
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.PP |
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The |
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.B evdev |
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driver can serve as both a pointer and a keyboard input device, and may be |
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used as both the core keyboard and the core pointer. Multiple input devices |
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are supported by multiple instances of this driver, with one Load |
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directive for evdev in the Module section of your __xconfigfile__ for each |
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input device that will use this driver. |
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driver can serve as both a pointer and a keyboard input device. Multiple |
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input devices are supported by multiple instances of this driver, with one |
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InputDevice section of your __xconfigfile__ for each input device that will |
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use this driver. |
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.PP |
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It is recommended that |
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.B evdev |
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devices are configured through the |
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.B InputClass |
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directive (refer to __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__)) instead of manual |
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per-device configuration. Devices configured in the |
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__xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__) are not hot-plug capable. |
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.SH SUPPORTED HARDWARE |
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In general, any input device that the kernel has a driver for can be accessed |
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