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
equivalent 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 aliases for modifiers and other keys that can be used when
setting button action mappings.
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 applicable
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 performed. 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 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.
The "key" keyword is following by a list of key names. These can
optionally be preceded by "+" for press and "-" for
release. If +/- is not given, press-and-release is assumed, except for
modifier keys which are left pressed. Key names can be X11 KeySyms or some
aliases such as 'shift' or 'f1' (the full list can be seen with the
list modifiers command).
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".
The "button" keyword is similar except that its arguments are X11
button numbers.
The "modetoggle" keyword is also recognized; it takes no
arguments, and toggles the device mode between relative and absolute
pointer tracking.
The events in the action mapping are sent when the physical button is
pressed. If the action mapping leaves any buttons or keys pressed (such as
a modifier key), they will be released when the physical button is
released.
Multiple keywords may be present in one action if desired: for example
"key +ctrl button 5 key -ctrl". Each keyword takes all arguments
until the next keyword.
A maximum of 256 presses and/or releases can be specified in an action
mapping.
The driver can only simulate physical key events but not keysyms and
xsetwacom translates the mapping sequence into such events. Thus, symbols
on the same physical key will generate the same event. For example, '1'
and '!' are on the same key on a US keyboard and thus have the same
keycode). For access to keys on a higher shift level, the sequence should
be entered as it would be typed on a physical keyboard. For example, a
exclamation mark is entered by the sequence of "key +shift 1
-shift".
- 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 output 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: Absolute 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.
Sigmoid 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 coordinate 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 disable 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 proximity. If the
current tool went out of proximity once, this serial number is the one of
the current tool. This is a read-only parameter.
- Touch on|off
- If on, touch events are reported to userland, i.e., system cursor moves
when user touches the tablet. If off, touch events are ignored. Default:
on for devices that support touch; off for all other models.
- HWTouchSwitchState on|off
- If on, it means touch switch is turned off. That is, touch events are
reported to userland. If off, touch switch is turned on, i.e., touch
events are ignored. This is a read-only parameter. Initial touch switch
state is retrieved from the kernel when X driver starts.
- 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 debugging enabled. See also
TabletDebugLevel. Default: 0, range of 0 to 12.
- PressureRecalibration on|off
- If the initial pressure of a device is != 0 the driver recalibrates the
pressure range. This is to account for worn out devices. The downside is
that when the user hits the tablet very hard the initial pressure reading
may be unequal to zero even for a perfectly good pen. If the consecutive
pressure readings are not higher than the initial pressure by a threshold
no button event will be generated. This option allows to disable the
recalibration. Default: on
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