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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
	      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  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
	      Backspace	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

X Version 11		    xf86-input-wacom 0.39.0		  xsetwacom(1)

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