Provided by: xserver-xorg-input-libinput-hwe-18.04_0.28.1-1~18.04.1_amd64 bug

NAME

       libinput - libinput-based X.Org input driver

SYNOPSIS

       Section "InputDevice"
         Identifier "devname"
         Driver "libinput"
         Option "Device"   "devpath"
         ...
       EndSection

NOTE

       This  is  the  man  page  for  the  X  input  driver.  If  you are looking for the library
       documentation, go to http://wayland.freedesktop.org/libinput/doc/

DESCRIPTION

       libinput is an Xorg input driver based on  libinput.   It  therefore  supports  all  input
       devices   that   libinput   can  handle,  including  most  mice,  keyboards,  tablets  and
       touchscreens.

       It is recommended that libinput devices are configured through  the  InputClass  directive
       (refer  to xorg.conf(5)) instead of manual per-device configuration. Devices configured in
       the xorg.conf(5) are not hot-plug capable.

CONFIGURATION DETAILS

       Please refer to xorg.conf(5) 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.

       The following driver Options are supported:

       Option "AccelProfile" "string"
              Sets the pointer acceleration profile to the given profile.  Permitted  values  are
              adaptive,  flat.  Not all devices support this option or all profiles. If a profile
              is unsupported, the default profile for this device is used. For a  description  on
              the profiles and their behavior, see the libinput documentation.

       Option "AccelSpeed" "float"
              Sets the pointer acceleration speed within the range [-1, 1]

       Option "ButtonMapping" "string"
              Sets  the  logical  button  mapping for this device, see XSetPointerMapping(3). The
              string must be a space-separated list of  button  mappings  in  the  order  of  the
              logical buttons on the device, starting with button 1.  The default mapping is "1 2
              3 ... 32". A mapping of 0 deactivates the button. Multiple  buttons  can  have  the
              same  mapping.   Invalid  mapping  strings are discarded and the default mapping is
              used for all buttons. Buttons not specified in the user's mapping use  the  default
              mapping. See section BUTTON MAPPING for more details.

       Option "CalibrationMatrix" "string"
              A string of 9 space-separated floating point numbers, in the order "a b c d e f g h
              i".  Sets the calibration matrix to the 3x3 matrix where the first  row  is  (abc),
              the second row is (def) and the third row is (ghi).

       Option "ClickMethod" "string"
              Enables  a  click method. Permitted values are none, buttonareas, clickfinger.  Not
              all devices support all methods, if an option is  unsupported,  the  default  click
              method for this device is used.

       Option "DisableWhileTyping" "bool"
              Indicates  if  the  touchpad  should be disabled while typing on the keyboard (this
              does not apply to modifier keys such as Ctrl or Alt).

       Option "Device" "string"
              Specifies the device through which the device can be accessed.  This will generally
              be of the form "/dev/input/eventX", where X is some integer.  When using InputClass
              directives, this option is set by the server.  The  mapping  from  device  node  to
              hardware is system-dependent. Property: "Device Node" (read-only).

       Option "DragLockButtons" "L1 B1 L2 B2 ..."
              Sets  "drag  lock  buttons"  that simulate a button logically down even when it has
              been physically released. To logically release a locked button, a second  click  of
              the same button is required.

              If  the  option  is  a single button number, that button acts as the "meta" locking
              button for the next button number. See section BUTTON DRAG LOCK for details.

              If the option is a list of button number pairs, the first  number  of  each  number
              pair  is the lock button, the second number the logical button number to be locked.
              See section BUTTON DRAG LOCK for details.

              For both meta and button pair configuration, the button numbers are  device  button
              numbers, i.e. the ButtonMapping applies after drag lock.

       Option "HorizontalScrolling" "bool"
              Disables  horizontal  scrolling.  When  disabled,  this  driver  will  discard  any
              horizontal scroll events from libinput. Note that this does not disable  horizontal
              scrolling, it merely discards the horizontal axis from any scroll events.

       Option "LeftHanded" "bool"
              Enables left-handed button orientation, i.e. swapping left and right buttons.

       Option "MiddleEmulation" "bool"
              Enables  middle button emulation. When enabled, pressing the left and right buttons
              simultaneously produces a middle mouse button click.

       Option "NaturalScrolling" "bool"
              Enables or disables natural scrolling behavior.

       Option "RotationAngle" "float"
              Sets the rotation angle of the device to the given angle, in degrees clockwise. The
              angle must be between 0.0 (inclusive) and 360.0 (exclusive).

       Option "ScrollButton" "int"
              Designates  a button as scroll button. If the ScrollMethod is button and the button
              is logically held down, x/y axis movement is converted into scroll events.

       Option "ScrollMethod" "string"
              Enables a scroll method. Permitted values are none, twofinger, edge,  button.   Not
              all  devices  support  all options, if an option is unsupported, the default scroll
              option for this device is used.

       Option "SendEventsMode" "(disabled|enabled|disabled-on-external-mouse)"
              Sets the send events mode to disabled, enabled, or "disable when an external  mouse
              is connected".

       Option "TabletToolPressureCurve" "x0/y0 x1/y1 x2/y2 x3/y3"
              Set the pressure curve for a tablet stylus to the bezier formed by the four points.
              The respective x/y coordinate must be in the [0.0, 1.0] range. For more information
              see section TABLET STYLUS PRESSURE CURVE.

       Option "TabletToolAreaRatio" "w:h"
              Sets  the  area ratio for a tablet tool. The area always starts at the origin (0/0)
              and expands to the largest available area with the specified aspect  ratio.  Events
              outside  this area are cropped to the area. The special value "default" is used for
              the default mapping (i.e. the device-native  mapping).  For  more  information  see
              section TABLET TOOL AREA RATIO.

       Option "Tapping" "bool"
              Enables or disables tap-to-click behavior.

       Option "TappingButtonMap" "(lrm|lmr)"
              Set   the   button   mapping   for   1/2/3-finger   taps  to  left/right/middle  or
              left/middle/right, respectively.

       Option "TappingDrag" "bool"
              Enables or disables drag during tapping behavior ("tap-and-drag"). When enabled,  a
              tap followed by a finger held down causes a single button down only, all motions of
              that finger thus translate into  dragging  motion.   Tap-and-drag  requires  option
              Tapping to be enabled.

       Option "TappingDragLock" "bool"
              Enables  or  disables  drag lock during tapping behavior. When enabled, a finger up
              during tap-and-drag will not immediately release the button. If the finger  is  set
              down again within the timeout, the dragging process continues.

       For  all  options,  the  options are only parsed if the device supports that configuration
       option. For all options, the default value is the one used by libinput.  On  configuration
       failure, the default value is applied.

SUPPORTED PROPERTIES

       libinput exports runtime-configurable options as properties. If a property listed below is
       not available, the matching configuration option is not  available  on  the  device.  This
       however  does  not  imply  that  the feature is not available on the device. The following
       properties are provided by the libinput driver.

       libinput Accel Profiles Available
              2 boolean values (8 bit, 0 or 1), in order  "adaptive",  "flat".   Indicates  which
              acceleration profiles are available on this device.

       libinput Accel Profile Enabled
              2  boolean  values  (8  bit, 0 or 1), in order "adaptive", "flat".  Indicates which
              acceleration profile is currently enabled on this device.

       libinput Accel Speed
              1 32-bit float value, defines the pointer speed. Value range -1, 1

       libinput Button Scrolling Button
              1 32-bit value. Sets the button number to use for button scrolling. This setting is
              independent of the scroll method, to enable button scrolling the method must be set
              to button-scrolling and a valid button must be set.

       libinput Calibration Matrix
              9 32-bit float values, representing a 3x3 calibration matrix, order is row  1,  row
              2, row 3

       libinput Click Methods Available
              2 boolean values (8 bit, 0 or 1), in order "buttonareas", "clickfinger".  Indicates
              which click methods are available on this device.

       libinput Click Methods Enabled
              2 boolean values (8 bit, 0 or 1), in order "buttonareas", "clickfinger".  Indicates
              which click methods are enabled on this device.

       libinput Drag Lock Buttons
              Either  one  8-bit  value specifying the meta drag lock button, or a list of button
              pairs. See section BUTTON DRAG LOCK for details.

       libinput Horizontal Scrolling Enabled
              1 boolean value (8 bit, 0 or 1). Indicates whether horizontal scrolling events  are
              enabled or not.

       libinput Left Handed Enabled
              1  boolean  value  (8  bit,  0  or  1). Indicates if left-handed mode is enabled or
              disabled.

       libinput Middle Emulation Enabled
              1 boolean value (8 bit, 0 or 1).  Indicates  if  middle  emulation  is  enabled  or
              disabled.

       libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled
              1 boolean value (8 bit, 0 or 1). 1 enables natural scrolling

       libinput Rotation Angle
              1  32-bit  float  value  [0.0  to  360.0).  Sets  the rotation angle of the device,
              clockwise of its natural neutral position.

       libinput Scroll Methods Available
              3 boolean values (8  bit,  0  or  1),  in  order  "two-finger",  "edge",  "button".
              Indicates which scroll methods are available on this device.

       libinput Scroll Method Enabled
              3  boolean  values  (8  bit,  0  or  1),  in  order "two-finger", "edge", "button".
              Indicates which scroll method is currently enabled on this device.

       libinput Send Events Modes Available
              2 boolean values (8 bit, 0 or 1), in order  "disabled"  and  "disabled-on-external-
              mouse". Indicates which send-event modes are available on this device.

       libinput Send Events Mode Enabled
              2  boolean  values  (8 bit, 0 or 1), in order "disabled" and "disabled-on-external-
              mouse". Indicates which send-event modes is currently enabled on this device.

       libinput Tablet Tool Pressurecurve
              4 32-bit float values [0.0 to 1.0]. See section TABLET TOOL PRESSURE CURVE

       libinput Tablet Tool Area Ratio
              2 32-bit values, corresponding to width and height. Special value 0,  0  resets  to
              the default ratio. See section TABLET TOOL AREA RATIO for more information.

       libinput Tapping Enabled
              1 boolean value (8 bit, 0 or 1). 1 enables tapping

       libinput Tapping Button Mapping Enabled
              2  boolean  value (8 bit, 0 or 1), in order "lrm" and "lmr". Indicates which button
              mapping is currently enabled on this device.

       libinput Tapping Drag Lock Enabled
              1 boolean value (8 bit, 0 or 1). 1 enables drag lock during tapping

       libinput Disable While Typing Enabled
              1 boolean value (8 bit, 0 or 1). Indicates if disable while typing  is  enabled  or
              disabled.

       Most  properties  have  a  libinput  <property name> Default equivalent that indicates the
       default value for this setting on this device.

BUTTON MAPPING

       X clients receive  events  with  logical  button  numbers,  where  1,  2,  3  are  usually
       interpreted  as left, middle, right and logical buttons 4, 5, 6, 7 are usually interpreted
       as scroll up, down, left, right. The fourth and fifth physical buttons on  a  device  will
       thus  send  logical  buttons 8 and 9.  The ButtonMapping option adjusts the logical button
       mapping, it does not affect how a physical button is mapped to a logical button.

       Traditionally, a device was set to left-handed button mode by applying a button mapping of
       "3  2  1 ..." On systems using the libinput Xorg input driver it is recommended to use the
       LeftHanded option instead.

       The libinput Xorg input  driver  does  not  use  the  button  mapping  after  setup.   Use
       XSetPointerMapping(3) to modify the button mapping at runtime.

BUTTON DRAG LOCK

       Button  drag  lock  holds  a  button  logically  down even when the button itself has been
       physically released since. Button drag lock comes in two modes.

       If in "meta" mode, a meta button click activates drag lock for the next  button  press  of
       any  other  button. A button click in the future will keep that button held logically down
       until a subsequent click of that same  button.  The  meta  button  events  themselves  are
       discarded.  A  separate  meta  button  click  is  required each time a drag lock should be
       activated for a button in the future.

       If in "pairs" mode, each button can be assigned a target locking button.  On button click,
       the target lock button is held logically down until the next click of the same button. The
       button events themselves are discarded and only the target button events are sent.

       This feature is provided by this driver, not by libinput.

TABLET TOOL PRESSURECURVE

       The pressure curve affects how stylus pressure  is  reported.  By  default,  the  hardware
       pressure  is  reported  as-is.  By setting a pressure curve, the feel of the stylus can be
       adjusted to be more like e.g. a pencil or a brush.

       The pressure curve is a cubic Bezier curve, drawn within a normalized range of 0.0 to  1.0
       between  the  four  points  provided.  This  normalized  range  is applied to the tablet's
       pressure input so that the highest pressure maps to 1.0. The points must have increasing x
       coordinates,  if x0 is larger than 0.0 all pressure values lower than x0 are equivalent to
       y0. If x3 is less than 1.0, all pressure values higher than x3  are equivalent to y3.

       The input for a linear  curve  (default) is  "0.0/0.0 0.0/0.0 1.0/1.0 1.0/1.0"; a slightly
       depressed  curve  (firmer) might be "0.0/0.0 0.05/0.0 1.0/0.95 1.0/1.0"; a slightly raised
       curve (softer) might  be "0.0/0.0 0.0/0.05 0.95/1.0 1.0/1.0".

       This feature is provided by this driver, not by libinput.

TABLET TOOL AREA RATIO

       By default, a tablet tool can access the whole sensor area and the tablet area  is  mapped
       to  the  available  screen  area.  For  external tablets like the Wacom Intuos series, the
       height:width ratio of the tablet may be different to that of the monitor, causing the skew
       of input data.

       To  avoid  this  skew  of  input  data, an area ratio may be set to match the ratio of the
       screen device. For example, a ratio of 4:3 will reduce the available area of the tablet to
       the  largest available area with a ratio of 4:3. Events within this area will scale to the
       tablet's announced axis range, the area ratio is thus transparent to  the  X  server.  Any
       events  outside  this  area will send events equal to the maximum value of that axis.  The
       area always starts at the device's origin in it's current rotation, i.e.  it  takes  left-
       handed-ness into account.

       This feature is provided by this driver, not by libinput.

BUGS

       This  driver  does  not work with Option "Device" set to an event node in /dev/input/by-id
       and /dev/input/by-path. This can be usually be worked by using Section  "InputClass"  with
       an appropriate Match* statement in the xorg.conf(5).

AUTHORS

       Peter Hutterer

SEE ALSO

       Xorg(1), xorg.conf(5), Xserver(1), X(7)