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**Table of Contents**

- [name](#head1)
- [synopsis](#head2)
- [note](#head3)
- [description](#head4)
- [configuration details](#head5)
- [supported properties](#head6)
- [button mapping](#head7)
- [button drag lock](#head8)
- [tablet tool pressurecurve](#head9)
- [tablet tool area ratio](#head10)
- [scroll pixel distance](#head11)
- [bugs](#head12)
- [authors](#head13)
- [see also](#head14)

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LIBINPUT(4)                 Kernel Interfaces Manual                 LIBINPUT(4)



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, custom.  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].
              This only applies to the flat or adaptive profile.  Option
              ccelPointsFallback" "string" Sets the points of the Fallback
              acceleration function, (see the libinput documentation).  The
              string must be a space-separated list of floating point non-
              negative numbers, e.g.  "0.0 1.0 2.4 2.5".  This only applies to
              the custom profile.  Option ccelStepFallback" "float" Sets the
              step between the points of the Fallback acceleration function,
              (see the libinput documentation).  When a step of 0.0 is provided,
              libinput's default Fallback acceleration function is used.  This
              only applies to the custom profile.  Option ccelPointsMotion"
              "string" Equivalent to AccelPointsFallback but applies to the
              Motion acceleration function.  Option ccelStepMotion" "float"
              Equivalent to AccelStepFallback but applies to the Motion
              acceleration function.  Option ccelPointsScroll" "string"
              Equivalent to AccelPointsFallback but applies to the Scroll
              acceleration function.  Option ccelStepScroll" "float" Equivalent
              to AccelStepFallback but applies to the Scroll acceleration
              function.

       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 "HighResolutionWheelScrolling" "bool"
              Disables high-resolution wheel scroll events, enabled by default.
              When enabled, the driver forwards only high-resolution wheel
              scroll events from libinput.  When disabled, the driver forwards
              legacy wheel scroll events instead.

       Option "HorizontalScrolling" "bool"
              Enables or disables horizontal scrolling. When disabled, this
              driver will discard any horizontal scroll events from libinput.
              This does not disable horizontal scroll events from libinput; it
              merely discards the horizontal axis from any scroll events.
              Default is enabled.

       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 down, x/y axis movement is
              converted into scroll events.

       Option "ScrollButtonLock" "bool"
              Enables or disables the scroll button lock. If enabled, the
              ScrollButton is considered logically down after the first click
              and remains down until the second click of that button. If
              disabled (the default), the ScrollButton button is considered
              logically down while held down and up once physically released.

       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 "ScrollPixelDistance" "int"
              Sets the movement distance, in "pixels", required to trigger one
              logical wheel click. This option only applies to the scroll
              methods twofinger, edge, button.  See section SCROLL PIXEL
              DISTANCE for more details.

       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 Button Scrolling Button Lock Enabled
              1 boolean value. If true, the scroll button lock is enabled.  This
              setting is independent of the scroll method or the scroll button,
              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 High Resolution Wheel Scroll Enabled
              1 boolean value (8 bit, 0 or 1). Indicates whether high-resolution
              wheel scroll events are enabled or not.

       libinput Horizontal Scroll 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 Scroll Pixel Distance
              1 32-bit value (nonzero, with additional implementation-defined
              range checks).  Changes the movement distance required to trigger
              one logical wheel click.

       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.


SCROLL PIXEL DISTANCE
       The X server does not support per-pixel scrolling but it does support
       smooth scrolling. All scroll events however are based around a logical
       unit of scrolling (traditionally corresponding to a wheel click).  It is
       thus not possible to scroll by 10 pixels, but it is possible for a driver
       to scroll by 1/10th of a logical wheel click.

       libinput provides scroll data in pixels. The ScrollPixelDistance option
       defines the amount of movement equivalent to one wheel click. For
       example, a value of 50 means the user has to move a finger by 50 pixels
       to generate one logical click event and each pixel is 1/50th of a wheel
       click.

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)



1.3.0                          xf86-input-libinput                   LIBINPUT(4)
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