input-linux-evdev(7)

input-linux-evdev7

Linux event interface input

Usage

input-linux-evdev: [<device>]

Overview

Reads events from the Linux event interface (/dev/input/eventX) and converts them to LibGII events.

Options

device

Specifies the device to use, the default is /dev/input/event0.

Bugs/todo

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Key repeat messages are not sent, which can annoy users who want to use the cursor keys.

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Handles setting of keyclick and bell, which can also annoy users.

Releases

5 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 3.1
  2. 4.0
  3. 5.0–7

From libgii1 1:1.0.2-4.1 in Debian 7 (Wheezy). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.