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diff --git a/man/joystick.man b/man/joystick.man index 274e4c5..97479fc 100644 --- a/man/joystick.man +++ b/man/joystick.man @@ -25,24 +25,24 @@ joystick device. It is the .B evdev driver will suffice for those in most cases. -There are 3 backends available that are used in the following order, if support was found: +The joystick input module can be used on top of the following kernel devices: .nf -.B - Linux's evdev interface -.B - Linux's joystick interface -.B - BSD's usbhid interface +.B - Linux's evdev device +.B - Linux's joystick device +.B - BSD's usbhid device .fi The driver reports cursor movement -as well as raw axis values through valuators. +as well as raw axis values through valuators. .SH SUPPORTED HARDWARE -In general, every by the kernel supported joystick should be supported through the +Every joystick supported by the kernel should be supported by the .B joystick -driver. The driver assumes that the joystick is calibrated and reports axis values +input driver. The joystick is assumed to be calibrated and reporting axis values between .IR "-32768 " and " 32768" . -See the Linux kernel documentation for a complete list of supported devices. +See the Linux kernel documentation for a complete list of supported devices. .SH CONFIGURATION DETAILS Please refer to __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__) for general configuration @@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ Neither .B mode nor .B axis -needs to be set to generate extra valuator events. The axis will be labelled according to it's physical axis number, beginning with +needs to be set to generate extra valuator events. The axis will be labelled according to its physical axis number, beginning with .I 1 -, i.e. +, e.g. .I \*qAxis 1\*q for the first axis (being the 3rd valuator). Default: not set. @@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ mode should be selected, if the axis is a which reports only three states: negative, center, positive. It will produce a smooth acceleration of the movement when the axis is deflected. The speed will be affected by the factor of the axis, but not the acceleration speed. -This example will set up the axis as scrolling vertically inverted, which half of the speed: +This example will set up the axis as scrolling vertically inverted, with half of the speed: .nf .BI " Option \*qMapAxis1\*q \*q" "mode=accelerated axis=-0.5zy" \*q .fi @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ the cursor can move. The default range is the .I width of the screen, when mapped to the x-axis and the .I height -of the screen, when mapped to the y-axis. This mode can be combines with the other modes without problems. +of the screen, when mapped to the y-axis. This mode can be combined with the other modes without problems. In this example the first axis gets a range from left to the right of the screen. The second axis gets a total range of 200 pixels, 100 to the top and 100 to the bottom: @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ total range of 200 pixels, 100 to the top and 100 to the bottom: .SH "GENERATING KEY EVENTS" Providing a \*qkey=<scancode>[,<scancode>[...]]\*q option will generate X Events with the specified scancodes -when the joystick button is pressed or the axis changed it's position. When the button/axis is released, the keys are released in the reverse order. +when the joystick button is pressed or the axis changed its position. When the button/axis is released, the keys are released in the reverse order. To lookup keycodes for KeySyms, you can use .BR "xmodmap -pk" . |