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Linux Input Subsystem userspace API
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Architecture
1.2. Simple Usage
1.3. Detailed Description
1.4. Verifying if it works
1.5. Event interface
2. Input event codes
2.1. Event types
2.2. Event codes
2.3. Device properties
2.4. Guidelines
3. Multi-touch (MT) Protocol
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Protocol Usage
3.3. Protocol Example A
3.4. Protocol Example B
3.5. Event Usage
3.6. Event Semantics
3.7. Event Computation
3.8. Finger Tracking
3.9. Gestures
3.10. Notes
4. Linux Gamepad Specification
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Geometry
4.3. Detection
4.4. Events
5. Force feedback for Linux
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Instructions to the user
5.3. Instructions to the developer
6. Linux Joystick support
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Usage
6.3. Hardware-specific driver information
6.4. Troubleshooting
6.5. FAQ
6.6. Programming Interface
7. uinput module
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Interface
7.3. libevdev
7.4. Examples
8. The userio Protocol
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Usage overview
8.3. Command Structure
8.4. Commands
8.5. Userspace tools