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Vladimir Kondratyev 76136d200d Add support for generic MS Windows 7/8/10-compatible USB HID touchscreens
found in many laptops.

Reviewed by:		hps, gonzo, bcr (manpages)
Approved by:		gonzo (mentor)
Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D12017
2017-08-19 17:00:10 +00:00

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.Dd August 19, 2017
.Dt WMT 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm wmt
.Nd MS Windows 7/8/10 - compatible USB HID multi-touch device driver
.Sh SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines into
your kernel configuration file:
.Bd -ragged -offset indent
.Cd "device wmt"
.Cd "device usb"
.Cd "device evdev"
.Ed
.Pp
Alternatively, to load the driver as a
module at boot time, place the following line in
.Xr loader.conf 5 :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
wmt_load="YES"
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides support for the MS Windows 7/8/10 - compatible USB HID
multi-touch devices found in many laptops.
.Pp
To get multi-touch device working in
.Xr X 7 ,
install
.Pa ports/x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev .
.Sh FILES
.Nm
creates a pseudo-device file,
.Pa /dev/input/eventX
which presents the multi-touch device as an input event device.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr usb 4 ,
.Xr loader.conf 5 ,
.Xr xorg.conf 5 Pq Pa ports/x11/xorg ,
.Xr evdev 4 Pq Pa ports/x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The
.Nm
driver was written by
.An Vladimir Kondratyev Aq Mt wulf@FreeBSD.org .
.Sh BUGS
.Nm
works only with touchscreens now.
Neither pens nor touchpads are supported.
.Pp
.Nm
cannot act like
.Xr sysmouse 4 ,
as
.Xr sysmouse 4
does not support absolute motion events.