The following example specifies a Spatial System Spaceball® connected to the serial port associated with device file /dev/tty0p0 as the X pointer:

Begin_Device_Description

Name spaceball.1

Path /dev/tty0p0

Use pointer

End_Device_Description

More examples of input device specifications for RS-232 input devices are in the /usr/newconfig/etc/X11/X0devices file.

Specifying hp-HIL Input Device Use by Device Type and Position

The device can be specified using its device type and position by adding an entry to the X*devices file with the following form:

<relative_position> <device_type> <use> #<comments>

where:

<relative_position>

Specifies the position of the device on the hp-HIL relative to the other devices on the hp-HIL, for example, "first", "second", and so on.

<device_type>

Specifies the type of input device, such as "keyboard", "mouse", or "tablet".

<use>

Is "keyboard", "mouse", or "other". #<comments>

Describes device. Comments are optional, but if present, must start with a "#".

Separate the parts of your entry with tabs or spaces.

The position of an input device on the hp-HIL is relative to other devices of the same type. For example if you have two keyboards, a graphics tablet, and a mouse connected, they are referred to as "first keyboard", "second keyboard", "first tablet", and "first mouse".

This syntax is useful for computers on which a single X server is running, and on which no other programs directly access input devices. With this syntax, if you add a new input device to the hp-HIL, you don't have to edit the X*devices file unless the device is of the same type as one already named in the file and you add the device ahead of the existing device.

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