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MOUSE(4)                                                              MOUSE(4)



NAME
       mouse - Mouse input driver

SYNOPSIS
       Section "InputDevice"
         Identifier "idevname"
         Driver "mouse"
         Option "Protocol" "protoname"
         Option "Device"   "devpath"
         ...
       EndSection

DESCRIPTION
       mouse  is  an  Xorg  input  driver  for mice.  The driver supports most
       available mouse types and interfaces.  USB mice are only  supported  on
       some OSs, and the level of support for PS/2 mice depends on the OS.

       The  mouse  driver functions as a pointer input device, and may be used
       as the X server's core pointer.  Multiple mice are supported by  multi-
       ple instances of this driver.

SUPPORTED HARDWARE
       There  is a detailed list of hardware that the mouse driver supports in
       the README.mouse document.  This can be found in /usr/lib/X11/doc/,  or
       online at http://www.x.org/current/mouse.html.

CONFIGURATION DETAILS
       Please  refer to xorg.conf(5) for general configuration details and for
       options that can be used with all input  drivers.   This  section  only
       covers configuration details specific to this driver.

       The  driver  can auto-detect the mouse type on some platforms.  On some
       platforms this is limited to plug and play serial mice, and on some the
       auto-detection  works  for  any  mouse that the OS's kernel driver sup-
       ports.  On others, it is always necessary to specify the mouse protocol
       in  the  config file.  The README.mouse document contains some detailed
       information about this.

       The following driver Options are supported:

       Option "Protocol" "string"
              Specify the mouse protocol.  Valid protocol types include:

                   Auto, Microsoft, MouseSystems, MMSeries,  Logitech,  Mouse-
                   Man,  MMHitTab,  GlidePoint,  IntelliMouse,  ThinkingMouse,
                   ValuMouseScroll, AceCad, PS/2, ImPS/2, ExplorerPS/2, Think-
                   ingMousePS/2,    MouseManPlusPS/2,   GlidePointPS/2,   Net-
                   MousePS/2, NetScrollPS/2, BusMouse, SysMouse, WSMouse, USB,
                   VUID, Xqueue.

              Not  all  protocols  are supported on all platforms.  The "Auto"
              platform  specifies  that  protocol  auto-detection  should   be
              attempted.  There is no default protocol setting, and specifying
              this option is mandatory.

       Option "Device" "string"
              Specifies the device through which the mouse can be accessed.  A
              common  setting  is "/dev/mouse", which is often a symbolic link
              to the real device.  This option is mandatory, and there  is  no
              default setting.

       Option "Buttons" "integer"
              Specifies  the number of mouse buttons.  In cases where the num-
              ber of buttons cannot be auto-detected, the default value is  3.
              The maximum number is 24.

       Option "Emulate3Buttons" "boolean"
              Enable/disable  the emulation of the third (middle) mouse button
              for mice which only have two physical buttons.  The third button
              is  emulated  by pressing both buttons simultaneously.  Default:
              off

       Option "Emulate3Timeout" "integer"
              Sets the timeout (in milliseconds) that the driver waits  before
              deciding  if  two  buttons where pressed "simultaneously" when 3
              button emulation is enabled.  Default: 50.

       Option "ChordMiddle" "boolean"
              Enable/disable handling of mice that send left+right events when
              the middle button is used.  Default: off.

       Option "EmulateWheel" "boolean"
              Enable/disable "wheel" emulation.  Wheel emulation means emulat-
              ing button press/release events when the mouse is moved while  a
              specific real button is pressed.  Wheel button events (typically
              buttons 4 and 5) are usually used for scrolling.   Wheel  emula-
              tion is useful for getting wheel-like behaviour with trackballs.
              It can also be useful for mice with 4 or  more  buttons  but  no
              wheel.   See the description of the EmulateWheelButton, Emulate-
              WheelInertia,  XAxisMapping,  and  YAxisMapping  options  below.
              Default: off.

       Option "EmulateWheelButton" "integer"
              Specifies  which button must be held down to enable wheel emula-
              tion mode.  While this button is down, X and/or Y pointer  move-
              ment  will generate button press/release events as specified for
              the XAxisMapping and YAxisMapping settings.  Default: 4.

       Option "EmulateWheelInertia" "integer"
              Specifies how far (in pixels) the pointer must move to  generate
              button  press/release  events in wheel emulation mode.  Default:
              10.

       Option "EmulateWheelTimeout" "integer"
              Specifies the time in milliseconds the  EmulateWheelButton  must
              be  pressed  before  wheel emulation is started. If the Emulate-
              WheelButton is released before this timeout, the original button
              press/release event is sent.  Default: 200.

       Option "XAxisMapping" "N1 N2"
              Specifies  which buttons are mapped to motion in the X direction
              in wheel emulation mode.  Button number N1 is mapped to the neg-
              ative  X axis motion and button number N2 is mapped to the posi-
              tive X axis motion.  Default: no mapping.

       Option "YAxisMapping" "N1 N2"
              Specifies which buttons are mapped to motion in the Y  direction
              in wheel emulation mode.  Button number N1 is mapped to the neg-
              ative Y axis motion and button number N2 is mapped to the  posi-
              tive Y axis motion.  Default: no mapping.

       Option "ZAxisMapping" "X"

       Option "ZAxisMapping" "Y"

       Option "ZAxisMapping" "N1 N2"

       Option "ZAxisMapping" "N1 N2 N3 N4"
              Set  the  mapping  for  the  Z axis (wheel) motion to buttons or
              another axis (X or Y).  Button number N1 is mapped to the  nega-
              tive  Z  axis motion and button number N2 is mapped to the posi-
              tive Z axis motion.  For  mice  with  two  wheels,  four  button
              numbers  can be specified, with the negative and positive motion
              of the second wheel mapped respectively to buttons number N3 and
              N4.   Note  that  the protocols for mice with one and two wheels
              can be different and the driver may not be  able  to  autodetect
              it.  Default: "4 5".

       Option "ButtonMapping" "N1 N2 [...]"
              Specifies  how physical mouse buttons are mapped to logical but-
              tons.  Physcial button 1 is mapped to logical button N1,  physi-
              cal button 2 to N2, and so forth.  This enables the use of phys-
              ical   buttons    that    are    obscured    by    ZAxisMapping.
              Default: "1 2 3 8 9 10 ...".

       Option "FlipXY" "boolean"
              Enable/disable  swapping  the X and Y axes.  This transformation
              is applied after the InvX, InvY and AngleOffset transformations.
              Default: off.

       Option "InvX" "boolean"
              Invert the X axis.  Default: off.

       Option "InvY" "boolean"
              Invert the Y axis.  Default: off.

       Option "AngleOffset" "integer"
              Specify  a clockwise angular offset (in degrees) to apply to the
              pointer motion.   This  transformation  is  applied  before  the
              FlipXY, InvX and InvY transformations.  Default: 0.

       Option "SampleRate" "integer"
              Sets the number of motion/button events the mouse sends per sec-
              ond.  Setting this is only supported for  some  mice,  including
              some  Logitech  mice  and  some  PS/2  mice  on  some platforms.
              Default: whatever the mouse is already set to.

       Option "Resolution" "integer"
              Sets the resolution of the device in counts per  inch.   Setting
              this  is  only supported for some mice, including some PS/2 mice
              on some platforms.  Default: whatever the mouse is  already  set
              to.

       Option "DragLockButtons" "L1 B2 L3 B4"
              Sets "drag lock buttons" that simulate holding a button down, so
              that low dexterity people do not have to hold a button  down  at
              the  same time they move a mouse cursor. Button numbers occur in
              pairs, with the lock button number occurring first, followed  by
              the button number that is the target of the lock button.

       Option "DragLockButtons" "M1"
              Sets a "master drag lock button" that acts as a "Meta Key" indi-
              cating that the next button pressed is to be "drag locked".

       Option "ClearDTR" "boolean"
              Enable/disable clearing the DTR line on the serial port used  by
              the  mouse.   Some dual-protocol mice require the DTR line to be
              cleared to operate in the non-default protocol.  This option  is
              for serial mice only.  Default: off.

       Option "ClearRTS" "boolean"
              Enable/disable  clearing the RTS line on the serial port used by
              the mouse.  Some dual-protocol mice require the RTS line  to  be
              cleared  to operate in the non-default protocol.  This option is
              for serial mice only.  Default: off.

       Option "BaudRate" "integer"
              Set the baud rate to use for communicating with a serial  mouse.
              This  option  should  rarely  be required because the default is
              correct for almost all situations.  Valid values  include:  300,
              1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200.  Default: 1200.

       There are some other options that may be used to control various param-
       eters for serial port communication, but they are not  documented  here
       because the driver sets them correctly for each mouse protocol type.

SEE ALSO
       Xorg(1), xorg.conf(5), xorgconfig(1), Xserver(1), X(7), README.mouse.



X Version 11                xf86-input-mouse 1.1.2                    MOUSE(4)


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