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xsetmode(1)						      General Commands Manual						       xsetmode(1)

NAME
xsetmode - set the mode for an X Input device SYNOPSIS
xsetmode device-name ABSOLUTE | RELATIVE DESCRIPTION
Xsetmode sets the mode of an XInput device to either absolute or relative. This isn't appropriate for all device types. AUTHOR
Frederic Lepied X Version 11 xsetmode 1.0.0 xsetmode(1)

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xinput(1)						      General Commands Manual							 xinput(1)

NAME
xinput - utility to configure and test XInput devices SYNOPSIS
xinput [version] [list [device_name]] [set-pointer device_name] [get-feedbacks device_name] [set-mode device_name ABSOLUTE|RELATIVE] [set- ptr-feedback device_name threshold num denom] [set-integer-feedback device_name index value] [set-button-map device_name map button 1 [map button 2 [...]]] [query-state device_name] [test [-proximity] device_name] DESCRIPTION
xinput version test if the XInput extension is available and return the version number of the program. xinput list [device_name] If no argument is given list all the input devices showing all their features. If an argument is given, show all the feature of device_name. Uses XListInputDevices(3). xinput get-feedbacks device_name Display the feedbacks of device_name. Uses XGetFeedbackControl(3). xinput set-pointer device_name Switch device_name in core pointer. Uses XChangePointerDevice(3). xinput set-mode device_name ABSOLUTE|RELATIVE Change the mode of device_name. Uses XSetDeviceMode(3). xinput set-ptr-feedback device_name threshold num denom Change the acceleration of device_name. Uses XChangeFeedbackControl(3). xinput set-integer-feedback device_name index value Change the value of an integer feedback of device_name. Uses XChangeFeedbackControl(3). xinput set-button-map device_name map button 1 [map button 2 [...]] Change the button mapping of device_name. Uses XSetDeviceButtonMapping(3). xinput query-state device_name Query the device state. Uses XQueryDeviceState(3). xinput list-props device_name [device_name...] Lists properties that can be set for the given device(s). xinput set-int-prop device_name property format value Sets an integer property for the device. Appropriate values for format are 8, 16, or 32, depending on the property. xinput watch-props device_name Prints to standard out when property changes occur. xinput delete-prop device_name property Delete the property from the device. xinput test [-proximity] device_name Register all extended events from device_name and enter an endless loop displaying events received. If the -proximity is given, ProximityIn and ProximityOut are registered. device_name can be the device name as a string or the XID of the device. property can be the property as a string or the Atom value. COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1996,1997, Frederic Lepied. Copyright 2008, Philip Langdale. AUTHOR
Philip Langdale, <philipl@alumni.utexas.net> Frederic Lepied, France <Frederic.Lepied@sugix.frmug.org> Patches, bug reports, and suggestions are welcome. Frederic Lepied $Date: 1997/06/09 16:06:31 $ xinput(1)
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