Peter Hutterer wrote: > given the two changes alan already suggested, > Reviewed-by: Peter Hutterer <[email protected]> > > please send out the last version of these patches and I'll push them once > they're in my inbox. I think this is it. I was unsure how to include Reviewed-by tags however, so I left it out.
Cheers, Simon
>From fd3a7020ac06c4bfcdf1a871f0764a31169bb3c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Thum <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:10:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] xinput: clarify role of set-ptr-feedback --- man/xinput.man | 9 +++++++-- 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/xinput.man b/man/xinput.man index fbf445e..6705373 100644 --- a/man/xinput.man +++ b/man/xinput.man @@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ Change the mode of \fIdevice\fP. .PP .TP 8 .B --set-ptr-feedback \fIdevice\fP \fIthreshold\fP \fInum\fP \fIdenom\fP -Change the acceleration of \fIdevice\fP. +Change the pointer acceleration (or feedback) parameters of \fIdevice\fP. +The xset(1) man page has more details. For X.Org Server 1.7 +and above, there are additional device properties pertaining to pointer +acceleration. These do not replace, but complement the pointer feedback +setting. .PP .TP 8 .B --set-integer-feedback \fIdevice\fP \fIindex\fP \fIvalue\fP @@ -103,7 +107,8 @@ device. .PP \fIproperty\fP can be the property as a string or the Atom value. .PP - +.SH "SEE ALSO" +X(__miscmansuffix__), xset(1) .SH COPYRIGHT Copyright 1996,1997, Frederic Lepied. .PP -- 1.6.4.4
>From 4ebd1ff380df40b4df4884ccd4e40cb619c70086 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Thum <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:49:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] xset: update info about pointer acceleration Also, try to avoid confusion in the description of what acceleration means. --- xset.man | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++---------- 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/xset.man b/xset.man index 0377640..a9d59c0 100644 --- a/xset.man +++ b/xset.man @@ -188,13 +188,16 @@ xset led named "Scroll Lock" .TP 8 .B mouse The \fBm\fP option controls the mouse parameters; it may be -abbreviated to 'm'. -The parameters for the mouse are `acceleration' and `threshold'. -The acceleration can be specified as an integer, or as a simple -fraction. -The mouse, or whatever pointer the machine is connected to, -will go `acceleration' times as fast when it travels more than `threshold' -pixels in a short time. This way, the mouse can be used for precise +abbreviated to 'm'. Of course, it applies to most pointing devices, not just +mice. The parameters for the pointing device are `acceleration' and +`threshold'. The acceleration can be specified as an integer, or as a simple +fraction. Threshold is just an integer. The setting is applied to all connected +pointing devices. xinput(1) should be used if you need device-specific settings. +.PP +By default the pointer (the on-screen representation of the pointing device) +will go `acceleration' times as fast when the device travels more than +`threshold' mickeys (i.e. would-be pixels) in 10 ms, including a small +transition range. This way, the pointing device can be used for precise alignment when it is moved slowly, yet it can be set to travel across the screen in a flick of the wrist when desired. One or both parameters for the @@ -203,14 +206,21 @@ option can be omitted, but if only one is given, it will be interpreted as the acceleration. If no parameters or the flag 'default' is used, the system defaults will be set. - +.PP If the `threshold' parameter is provided and 0, the `acceleration' parameter will be used in the exponent of a more natural and continuous formula, giving precise control for slow motion but big reach for fast motion, and a progressive transition for motions in between. -Recommended `acceleration' value in this case is 3/2 to 2, but not +Recommended `acceleration' value in this case is 3/2 to 3, but not limited to that range. .PP +In the X.org X Server 1.6 and above, the behaviour described so far is linked +to the default profile. There are other profiles (i.e. functions determining +pointer acceleration from device velocity) and additional settings, so the +above description may not apply to non-default cases. In the X.org Server 1.7, +these are available as input device properties (see xinput). + +.PP .TP 8 .B p The \fBp\fP option controls pixel color values. @@ -280,7 +290,7 @@ These settings will be reset to default values when you log out. Note that not all X implementations are guaranteed to honor all of these options. .SH "SEE ALSO" -X(__miscmansuffix__), Xserver(1), xmodmap(1), xrdb(1), xsetroot(1) +X(__miscmansuffix__), Xserver(1), xmodmap(1), xrdb(1), xsetroot(1), xinput(1) .SH AUTHOR Bob Scheifler, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science .br -- 1.6.4.4
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