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diff --git a/hw/xfree86/doc/man/xorg.conf.man.pre b/hw/xfree86/doc/man/xorg.conf.man.pre index ace041c92..ff0e4b762 100644 --- a/hw/xfree86/doc/man/xorg.conf.man.pre +++ b/hw/xfree86/doc/man/xorg.conf.man.pre @@ -769,11 +769,28 @@ Example: the MIT-SHM extension can be disabled with the following entry: The config file may have multiple .B InputDevice sections. -If HAL is not being used for input device configuration, there will normally -be at least two: one for the core (primary) keyboard, -and one of the core pointer. +Recent X servers employ input hotplugging to add input devices, with the HAL +backend being the default backend for X servers since 1.4. It is usually not +necessary to provide +.B InputDevice +sections in the xorg.conf if hotplugging is enabled. +.PP +If hotplugging is disabled, there will normally +be at least two: one for the core (primary) keyboard +and one for the core pointer. If either of these two is missing, a default configuration for the missing -ones will be used. +ones will be used. In the absence of an explicitly specified core input +device, the first +.B InputDevice +marked as +.B CorePointer +(or +.BR CoreKeyboard ) +is used. +If there is no match there, the first +.B InputDevice +that uses the \(lqmouse\(rq (or \(lqkbd\(rq) driver is used. +The final fallback is to use built\-in default configurations. Currently the default configuration may not work as expected on all platforms. .PP .B InputDevice @@ -828,17 +845,6 @@ and .BR mousedrv (__drivermansuffix__) on other platforms. .PP -In the absence of an explicitly specified core input device, the first -.B InputDevice -marked as -.B CorePointer -(or -.BR CoreKeyboard ) -is used. -If there is no match there, the first -.B InputDevice -that uses the \(lqmouse\(rq (or \(lqkbd\(rq) driver is used. -The final fallback is to use built\-in default configurations. .PP .B InputDevice sections recognise some driver\-independent @@ -848,40 +854,31 @@ See the individual input driver manual pages for a description of the device\-specific options. .TP 7 .BI "Option \*qCorePointer\*q" -When this is set, the input device is installed as the core (primary) -pointer device. -There must be exactly one core pointer. -If this option is not set here, or in the -.B ServerLayout -section, or from the -.B \-pointer -command line option, then the first input device that is capable of -being used as a core pointer will be selected as the core pointer. -This option is implicitly set when the obsolete -.B Pointer -section is used. +Deprecated, use +.B SendCoreEvents +instead. .TP 7 .BI "Option \*qCoreKeyboard\*q" -When this is set, the input device is to be installed as the core -(primary) keyboard device. -There must be exactly one core keyboard. -If this option is not set here, in the -.B ServerLayout -section, or from the -.B \-keyboard -command line option, then the first input device that is capable of -being used as a core keyboard will be selected as the core keyboard. -This option is implicitly set when the obsolete -.B Keyboard -section is used. +Deprecated, use +.B SendCoreEvents +instead. .TP 7 .BI "Option \*qAlwaysCore\*q \*q" boolean \*q +.B +Deprecated, use +.B SendCoreEvents +instead. .TP 7 .BI "Option \*qSendCoreEvents\*q \*q" boolean \*q Both of these options are equivalent, and when enabled cause the -input device to always report core events. -This can be used, for example, to allow an additional pointer device to -generate core pointer events (like moving the cursor, etc). +input device to report core events through the master device. They are +enabled by default. Any device configured to send core events will be +attached to the virtual core pointer or keyboard and control the cursor by +default. Devices with +.B SendCoreEvents +disabled will be \*qfloating\*q and only accessible by clients employing the +X Input extension. This option controls the startup behavior only, a device +may be reattached or set floating at runtime. .TP 4 .BI "Option \*qHistorySize\*q \*q" number \*q Sets the motion history size. |