xsetwacom(1) General Commands Manual xsetwacom(1)
NAME
xsetwacom - commandline utility to query and modify wacom driver settings.
SYNOPSIS
xsetwacom [options] [command [arguments]]
DESCRIPTION
This program queries or changes properties on the devices loaded by the wacom driver. The modification of properties happens at runtime and
is not persistent through X server restarts.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-d, --display display_name
Connect to the X server specified in display_name; see X(7).
-h, --help
Prints a short help.
-v, --verbose
Enable verbose output, useful for debugging.
-V, --version
Display version number and exit.
COMMANDS
Allowed commands are list, get, and set. The command may be specified with or without one or two preceding dashes, i.e. --list is equiva-
lent to -list and list.
LIST COMMANDS
list devices
List known devices. Only input devices managed by the wacom driver are listed.
list parameters
List known parameters. List all parameters suitable for the get or the set command. Note that not all parameters are available on
all device types.
list modifiers
List the available list of modifiers to be used when setting key or button actions.
GET COMMANDS
get device_name parameter
Get the current settings for the parameter on the given device. Note that not all parameters are available on all device types. The
special parameter name "all" may be provided to display all current settings on the device.
By default, options are printed on the commandline in the respective format.
The output format may be altered with one of the following options:
-s, --shell
Display the output in shell format, i.e. as shell commands to xsetwacom to reproduce the same parameter.
-x, --xconf
Display the output in xorg.conf format, i.e. as option lines that may be added to the InputDevice section in the xorg.conf.
SET COMMANDS
set device_name parameter [value]
Set the parameter value on the given device to the value provided. Note that not all parameters are writable, some are read-only and
result in an error when trying to be modified.
PARAMETERS
Not all parameters are available on all tools. Use the get command with the parameter or "all" parameter for specific input tool applica-
ble parameters and current settings.
Area x1 y1 x2 y2
Set the tablet input area in device coordinates in the form top left x/y and bottom right x/y. Top left and bottom right are defined
in the device's native orientation, regardless of the actual rotation currently applied. Input outside of these coordinates will be
clipped to the edges of the area defined. Default: 0 0 x2 y2; with x2 and y2 tablet specific.
Button button-number [mapping]
Set a mapping for the specified button-number. Mappings take the form of either a single numeric button or an 'action' to be per-
formed. If no mapping is provided, the default mapping is restored.
Numeric button mappings indicate what X11 button number the given button-number should correspond to. For example, a mapping of "3"
means a press of the given button-number will produce as a press of X11 button 3 (i.e. right click).
Action mappings allow button presses to perform many events. They take the form of a string of keywords and arguments. For example,
"key +a +shift b -shift -a" converts the button into a series of keystrokes, in this example "press a, press shift, press and
release b, release shift, release a". In addition to the "key" keyword, "button" and "modetoggle" are also recognized. Multiple key-
words may be present in one action if desired: for example "key +ctrl button 5 key -ctrl".
BindToSerial [serial|0]
Bind the device to the tool with the specified serial number. Once bound, the device will ignore events from other tools. A serial
of 0 means the device is unbound and will react to any tool of the matching type. Default: 0
MapToOutput [output]
Map the tablet's input area to a given output (e.g. "VGA1"). Output names may either be the name of a head available through the
XRandR extension, or an X11 geometry string of the form WIDTHxHEIGHT+X+Y. To switch to the next available output, the "next" keyword
is also supported. This will cycle between the individual monitors connected to the system, and then the entire desktop. The mapping
may be reset to the entire desktop at any time with the output name "desktop". Users of the NVIDIA binary driver should use the out-
put names "HEAD-0" and "HEAD-1" until the driver supports XRandR 1.2 or later.
The output mapping configuration is a onetime setting and does not track output reconfigurations; the command needs to be re-run
whenever the output configuration changes. When used with tablet rotation, the tablet must be rotated before it is mapped to the new
screen. This parameter is write-only and cannot be queried.
Mode Absolute|Relative
Set the device mode as either Relative or Absolute. Relative means pointer tracking for the device will function like a mouse,
whereas Absolute means the pointer corresponds to the device's actual position on the tablet or tablet PC screen. Default: Abso-
lute for stylus, eraser and tablet PC touch; Relative for cursor and tablet touch.
PressureCurve x1 y1 x2 y2
A Bezier curve of third order, composed of two anchor points (0,0 and 100,100) and two user modifiable control points that define
the curve's shape. Raise the curve (x1<y1 x2<y2) to "soften" the feel and lower the curve (x1>y1 x2>y2) for a "firmer" feel. Sig-
moid shaped curves are permitted (x1>y1 x2<y2 or x1<y1 x2>y2). Default: 0 0 100 100, a linear curve; range of 0 to 100 for all
four values.
RawSample level
Set the sample window size (a sliding average sampling window) for incoming input tool raw data points. Default: 4, range of 1 to
20.
Rotate none|half|cw|ccw
Set the tablet to the given rotation:
none: the tablet is not rotated and uses its natural rotation
half: the tablet is rotated by 180 degrees (upside-down)
cw: the tablet is rotated 90 degrees clockwise
ccw: the tablet is rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise
Rotation is a tablet-wide option: rotation of one tool affects all other tools associated with the same tablet. When the tablet is
physically rotated, rotate any tool to the corresponding orientation. Default: none
Suppress level
Set the delta (difference) cutoff level for further processing of incoming input tool coordinate values. For example a X or Y coor-
dinate event will be sent only if the change between the current X or Y coordinate and the previous one is greater than the Suppress
value. The same applies to pressure level (Z coordinate) and Tilt rotation values. With a current absolute wheel (AbsWheel) or
Tilt value the delta between it and the previous value must be equal to or greater than the Suppress value in order to be sent on.
Suppress is a tablet wide parameter. A specified delta level for one input tool is applied to all input tool coordinates. To dis-
able suppression use a level of 0. Default: 2, range of 0 to 100.
TabletDebugLevel level
Set the debug level for this tablet to the given level. This only affects code paths that are shared between several tools on the
same physical tablet. A higher level means more fine-grained debug messages, a level of 0 turns debugging off for this tool.
Requires the driver to be built with debugging enabled. See also ToolDebugLevel. Default: 0, range of 0 to 12.
TabletPCButton on|off
If on, the stylus must be in contact with the screen for a stylus side button to work. If off, stylus buttons will work once the
stylus is in proximity of the tablet (regardless of whether it is touching the screen). Default: on for Tablet PCs; off for all
other models.
ToolSerialPrevious
Get the serial number of the tool that was last in proximity last. This serial number is updated whenever the tool goes out of prox-
imity. If the current tool went out of proximity once, this serial number is the one of the current tool. This is a read-only param-
eter.
CursorProximity distance
sets the max distance from tablet to stop reporting movement for cursor in relative mode. Default for Intuos series is 10, for
Graphire series (including Volitos) is 42. Only available for the cursor/puck device.
Threshold level
Set the minimum pressure necessary to generate a Button event for the stylus tip, eraser, or touch. The pressure levels of all
tablets are normalized to 2048 levels irregardless of the actual hardware supported levels. This parameter is independent of the
PressureCurve parameter. Default: 27, range of 0 to 2047.
ToolDebugLevel level
Set the debug level for this tool to the given level. This only affects code paths that are specific to a given tool. A higher level
means more fine-grained debug messages, a level of 0 turns debugging off for this tool. Requires the driver to be built with debug-
ging enabled. See also TabletDebugLevel. Default: 0, range of 0 to 12.
AUTHORS
Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@redhat.com>
SEE ALSO
Xorg(1), wacom(4), xorg.conf(5), X(7)
More information is available at http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net
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