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Consolidate use instructions and userspace API notes into the same chapter; remove completely obsolete references, move into a separate subdirectory. Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <[email protected]>
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.. include:: <isonum.txt> | ||
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Linux Joystick support | ||
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:Copyright: |copy| 1996-2000 Vojtech Pavlik <[email protected]> - Sponsored by SuSE | ||
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.. class:: toc-title | ||
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Table of Contents | ||
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.. toctree:: | ||
:maxdepth: 3 | ||
:numbered: | ||
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joystick | ||
joystick-api |
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========================== | ||
Joystick API Documentation | ||
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Programming Interface | ||
===================== | ||
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:Author: Ragnar Hojland Espinosa <[email protected]> - 7 Aug 1998 | ||
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Introduction | ||
============ | ||
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.. important:: | ||
This document describes legacy ``js`` interface. Newer clients are | ||
encouraged to switch to the generic event (``evdev``) interface. | ||
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The 1.0 driver uses a new, event based approach to the joystick driver. | ||
Instead of the user program polling for the joystick values, the joystick | ||
driver now reports only any changes of its state. See joystick-api.txt, | ||
joystick.h and jstest.c included in the joystick package for more | ||
information. The joystick device can be used in either blocking or | ||
nonblocking mode, and supports select() calls. | ||
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For backward compatibility the old (v0.x) interface is still included. | ||
Any call to the joystick driver using the old interface will return values | ||
that are compatible to the old interface. This interface is still limited | ||
to 2 axes, and applications using it usually decode only 2 buttons, although | ||
the driver provides up to 32. | ||
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Initialization | ||
============== | ||
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Open the joystick device following the usual semantics (that is, with open). | ||
Since the driver now reports events instead of polling for changes, | ||
immediately after the open it will issue a series of synthetic events | ||
(JS_EVENT_INIT) that you can read to check the initial state of the | ||
(JS_EVENT_INIT) that you can read to obtain the initial state of the | ||
joystick. | ||
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By default, the device is opened in blocking mode:: | ||
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.. note:: | ||
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As for version 1.2.8, the queue is circular and able to hold 64 | ||
As of version 1.2.8, the queue is circular and able to hold 64 | ||
events. You can increment this size bumping up JS_BUFF_SIZE in | ||
joystick.h and recompiling the driver. | ||
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.. include:: <isonum.txt> | ||
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============================ | ||
Linux Joystick driver v2.0.0 | ||
============================ | ||
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:Copyright: |copy| 1996-2000 Vojtech Pavlik <[email protected]> - Sponsored by SuSE | ||
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Disclaimer | ||
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it | ||
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free | ||
Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) | ||
any later version. | ||
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but | ||
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY | ||
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for | ||
more details. | ||
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along | ||
with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 | ||
Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA | ||
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Should you need to contact me, the author, you can do so either by e-mail | ||
- mail your message to <[email protected]>, or by paper mail: Vojtech Pavlik, | ||
Simunkova 1594, Prague 8, 182 00 Czech Republic | ||
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For your convenience, the GNU General Public License version 2 is included | ||
in the package: See the file COPYING. | ||
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Intro | ||
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Introduction | ||
============ | ||
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The joystick driver for Linux provides support for a variety of joysticks | ||
and similar devices. It is based on a larger project aiming to support all | ||
input devices in Linux. | ||
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Should you encounter any problems while using the driver, or joysticks | ||
this driver can't make complete use of, I'm very interested in hearing about | ||
them. Bug reports and success stories are also welcome. | ||
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The input project website is at: | ||
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http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~vojtech/input/ | ||
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There is also a mailing list for the driver at: | ||
The mailing list for the project is: | ||
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[email protected] | ||
[email protected] | ||
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send "subscribe linux-joystick Your Name" to subscribe to it. | ||
send "subscribe linux-input" to [email protected] to subscribe to it. | ||
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Usage | ||
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For basic usage you just choose the right options in kernel config and | ||
you should be set. | ||
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inpututils | ||
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Utilities | ||
--------- | ||
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For testing and other purposes (for example serial devices), a set of | ||
utilities is available at the abovementioned website. I suggest you download | ||
and install it before going on. | ||
For testing and other purposes (for example serial devices), there is a set | ||
of utilities, such as ``jstest``, ``jscal``, and ``evtest``, | ||
usually packaged as ``joystick``, ``input-utils``, ``evtest``, and so on. | ||
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``inputattach`` utility is required if your joystick is connected to a | ||
serial port. | ||
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Device nodes | ||
------------ | ||
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For applications to be able to use the joysticks, | ||
you'll have to manually create these nodes in /dev:: | ||
For applications to be able to use the joysticks, device nodes should be | ||
created in /dev. Normally it is done automatically by the system, but | ||
it can also be done by hand:: | ||
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cd /dev | ||
rm js* | ||
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This way, after the next reboot your joystick will remain calibrated. You | ||
can also add the ``jscal -p`` line to your shutdown script. | ||
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HW specific driver information | ||
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Game console and 8-bit pads and joysticks | ||
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These pads and joysticks are not designed for PCs and other computers | ||
Linux runs on, and usually require a special connector for attaching | ||
them through a parallel port. | ||
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See :ref:`joystick-parport` for more info. | ||
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SpaceTec/LabTec devices | ||
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:Q: My joystick doesn't work with Quake / Quake 2. What's the cause? | ||
:A: Quake / Quake 2 don't support joystick. Use joy2key to simulate keypresses | ||
for them. | ||
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Programming Interface | ||
===================== | ||
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The 1.0 driver uses a new, event based approach to the joystick driver. | ||
Instead of the user program polling for the joystick values, the joystick | ||
driver now reports only any changes of its state. See joystick-api.txt, | ||
joystick.h and jstest.c included in the joystick package for more | ||
information. The joystick device can be used in either blocking or | ||
nonblocking mode and supports select() calls. | ||
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For backward compatibility the old (v0.x) interface is still included. | ||
Any call to the joystick driver using the old interface will return values | ||
that are compatible to the old interface. This interface is still limited | ||
to 2 axes, and applications using it usually decode only 2 buttons, although | ||
the driver provides up to 32. |
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.. _joystick-parport: | ||
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=================================== | ||
Linux Joystick parport drivers v2.0 | ||
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Parallel port Joystick Drivers | ||
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:Copyright: |copy| 1998-2000 Vojtech Pavlik <[email protected]> | ||
:Copyright: |copy| 1998 Andree Borrmann <[email protected]> | ||
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happen include burning your parallel port, and/or the sticks and joystick | ||
and maybe even more. Like when a lightning kills you it is not our problem. | ||
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Intro | ||
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Introduction | ||
============ | ||
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The joystick parport drivers are used for joysticks and gamepads not | ||
originally designed for PCs and other computers Linux runs on. Because of | ||
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for two more interfaces. | ||
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PC parallel port pinout | ||
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