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| author | vintagepc <53943260+vintagepc@users.noreply.github.com> | 2020-06-05 17:36:52 -0400 |
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| committer | Jason Gerecke <jason.gerecke@wacom.com> | 2021-02-01 11:18:55 -0800 |
| commit | 252bdda1ff71d1a167adfd0246464df536805746 (patch) | |
| tree | 0f4524aba1169ead18895c8ff879094215571dea | |
| parent | 120dca3ae7dbcad382e148b2edde160e2020874a (diff) | |
| download | xf86-input-wacom-252bdda1ff71d1a167adfd0246464df536805746.tar.gz | |
Better explanation of the "ToolSerials" option
For https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom/issues/128
| -rw-r--r-- | man/wacom.man | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/man/wacom.man b/man/wacom.man index 6bf523c..977cd14 100644 --- a/man/wacom.man +++ b/man/wacom.man @@ -233,9 +233,13 @@ xsetwacom, which comes with linuxwacom package. .B Option \fI"ToolSerials"\fP \fI"number[,type[,label]][;...]"\fP sets the list of serial numbered devices that need to be hotplugged for a physical device. The 'type' option may be any of "pen", "airbrush", "artpen", or "cursor". -This option is only available on wacom V devices (Intuos series and Cintiq 21U). -To see which serial number belongs to a device, you need to run the utility program, -xsetwacom, that comes with this driver. +This option is only available on wacom V devices which are capable of reporting a +serial number. To see if a connected device is supported, or to identify +which serial number belongs to a device, you need to run the utility program, +xsetwacom, that comes with this driver. In layman's terms, this option will add +additional X devices for this specific tool's tip (and eraser, if applicable). +This is useful for programs like gimp (which remembers tools based on the X device) to recall +additional drawing tool selections for an airbrush+eraser, art pen, extra pen, etc. .TP 4 .B Option \fI"Threshold"\fP \fI"number"\fP sets the pressure threshold used to generate a button 1 events of stylus. |