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xsetwacom(1)		    General Commands Manual		  xsetwacom(1)

NAME
       xsetwacom  -  commandline utility to query and modify wacom driver set-
       tings.

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 dri-
	      ver 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  op-
	      tions:

       -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 pro-
	      vided. 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 applica-
       ble 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 de-
	      fined  in	the device's native orientation, regardless of the ac-
	      tual rotation currently applied. Input outside of	these  coordi-
	      nates  will  be  clipped	to the edges of	the area defined.  De-
	      fault:  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 per-
	      formed. If no mapping is provided, the default  mapping  is  re-
	      stored. If button-number is mapped to 0, the Button event	is ig-
	      nored.

	      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 followed 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 modi-
	      fier 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).

	      To assign	a key that is not  in  the  modifiers  list,  use  the
	      KeySym  in  /usr/include/X11/keysymdef.h with the	XK_ prefix re-
	      moved or its actual  value  as  is.  For	example,  XK_BackSpace
	      should be	specified as "BackSpace". "0xff80" can also be used to
	      replace  "BackSpace" since it's the unique KeySym	value of Back-
	      space key.

	      Here is a	combined example: "key +a shift	 b  shift  -a  0xff0d"
	      converts	the  button into a series of keystrokes. In this exam-
	      ple, "press a, press shift, press	and release b, release	shift,
	      release  a,  then	 press	and  release enter".  "key +a +shift b
	      -shift -a	0xff0d"	does the same thing.

	      The "button" keyword is similar except that  its	arguments  are
	      X11 button numbers.

	      The  "modetoggle"	 keyword is also recognized; it	takes no argu-
	      ments, and toggles the device mode between relative and absolute
	      pointer tracking.

	      The "pan"	keyword	causes the driver to send scroll events	 while
	      the  pen	is dragged. This makes it easy to scroll through lists
	      and documents, pan around	2D canvases, and  zoom	in/out	of  3D
	      scenes  (exact behavior depends on application interpretation of
	      scrollwheel events). Dragging the	pen up/down will send  scroll-
	      wheel  down/up  events; dragging it left/right will send scroll-
	      wheel right/left events.

	      The events in the	action mapping are sent	when the physical but-
	      ton 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 key-
	      board  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 de-
	      vice's  actual  position on the tablet or	tablet PC screen.  De-
	      fault:  Absolute for stylus, eraser and tablet PC	 touch;	 Rela-
	      tive 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 ori-
	      entation.	 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 coor-
	      dinate) 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 or-
	      der 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.  De-
	      fault:  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 sty-
	      lus 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 cur-
	      sor 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 parame-
	      ter. Initial touch switch	state is  retrieved  from  the	kernel
	      when X driver starts.

       CursorProximity distance
	      Set  the	distance  at which a relative tool is treated as being
	      out of proximity.	 Beyond	this distance the cursor will stop re-
	      sponding to tool motion. The default value for pucks is 10  (In-
	      tuos  Pro)  or 42	(Intuos/Bamboo). The default value for pens is
	      30.

       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 recali-
	      brates the pressure range. This is to account for	worn  out  de-
	      vices.   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  but-
	      ton  event will be generated.  This option allows	to disable the
	      recalibration.  Default:	on

       PanScrollThreshold distance
	      This specifies the distance the pen must move (in	tablet	units)
	      before  a	scroll event is	generated when using the "pan" action.
	      Smaller values will require less distance	and be more sensitive.
	      Larger values will require more distance and be less  sensitive.
	      Default:	1300  or  2600	depending on tablet resolution (corre-
	      sponds to	13 mm of distance).

WAYLAND	SUPPORT
       This tool provides access to the	device properties implemented  in  the
       xf86-input-wacom	 X  server input module. It does not work under	a Way-
       land compositor as the input module is not active.

       See https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom/wiki/Wayland for de-
       tails.

AUTHORS
       Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@redhat.com>

SEE ALSO
       Xorg(1),	wacom(4x), xorg.conf(5), X(7)

       More information	is available at	https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-in-
       put-wacom

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