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| author | cbdev <cb@cbcdn.com> | 2018-03-09 16:25:38 +0100 |
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| committer | cbdev <cb@cbcdn.com> | 2018-03-09 16:25:38 +0100 |
| commit | 8013252035a63b6133cb6dc5b0c64d97bf39b96d (patch) | |
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Implement evdev device matching by name
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@@ -259,11 +259,12 @@ This backend does not take any global configuration. #### Instance configuration -| Option | Example value | Default value | Description | -|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------| -| `input` | `/dev/input/event1` | none | `evdev` device to use as input device | -| `exclusive` | `1` | `0` | Prevent other processes from using the device | -| `name` | `My Input Device` | none | Output device presentation name. Setting this option enables the instance for output | +| Option | Example value | Default value | Description | +|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------| +| `device` | `/dev/input/event1` | none | `evdev` device to use as input device | +| `input` | `Xbox Wireless` | none | Presentation name of evdev device to use as input (prefix-matched) | +| `output` | `My Input Device` | none | Output device presentation name. Setting this option enables the instance for output | +| `exclusive` | `1` | `0` | Prevent other processes from using the device | | `id` | `0x1 0x2 0x3` | none | Set output device bus identification (Vendor, Product and Version), optional | | `axis.AXISNAME`| `34300 0 65536 255 4095` | none | Specify absolute axis details (see below) for output. This is required for any absolute axis to be output. @@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ see the [kernel documentation](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.12/input/event * `EV_ABS` for absolute axes (such as Joysticks) * `EV_REL` for relative axes (such as Mouses) -The `evtest` tool is useful to gather information on devices active on the local system, including types, codes +The `evtest` tool is useful to gather information on devices active on the local system, including names, types, codes and configuration supported by these devices. Example mapping: @@ -318,9 +319,6 @@ than `0`, respectively. As for output, only the values `-1`, `0` and `1` are gen Extended event type values such as `EV_LED`, `EV_SND`, etc are recognized in the MIDIMonster configuration file but may or may not work with the internal channel mapping and normalization code. -Input devices can currently only be specified by device node directly. There may be a facility to open input -devices by presentation name in the future. - ### The `loopback` backend This backend allows the user to create logical mapping channels, for example to exchange triggering |