man: some typos and grammar fixes

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Sascha Hlusiak
2012-10-03 16:32:36 +02:00
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@@ -25,24 +25,24 @@ joystick device. It is
the
.B evdev
driver will suffice for those in most cases.
There are 3 backends available that are used in the following order, if support was found:
The joystick input module can be used on top of the following kernel devices:
.nf
.B - Linux's evdev interface
.B - Linux's joystick interface
.B - BSD's usbhid interface
.B - Linux's evdev device
.B - Linux's joystick device
.B - BSD's usbhid device
.fi
The driver reports cursor movement
as well as raw axis values through valuators.
as well as raw axis values through valuators.
.SH SUPPORTED HARDWARE
In general, every by the kernel supported joystick should be supported through the
Every joystick supported by the kernel should be supported by the
.B joystick
driver. The driver assumes that the joystick is calibrated and reports axis values
input driver. The joystick is assumed to be calibrated and reporting axis values
between
.IR "-32768 " and " 32768" .
See the Linux kernel documentation for a complete list of supported devices.
See the Linux kernel documentation for a complete list of supported devices.
.SH CONFIGURATION DETAILS
Please refer to __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__) for general configuration
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ Neither
.B mode
nor
.B axis
needs to be set to generate extra valuator events. The axis will be labelled according to it's physical axis number, beginning with
needs to be set to generate extra valuator events. The axis will be labelled according to its physical axis number, beginning with
.I 1
, i.e.
, e.g.
.I \*qAxis 1\*q
for the first axis (being the 3rd valuator).
Default: not set.
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ mode should be selected, if the axis is a
which reports only three states: negative, center, positive. It will produce a smooth acceleration of the movement
when the axis is deflected. The speed will be affected by the factor of the axis, but not the acceleration speed.
This example will set up the axis as scrolling vertically inverted, which half of the speed:
This example will set up the axis as scrolling vertically inverted, with half of the speed:
.nf
.BI " Option \*qMapAxis1\*q \*q" "mode=accelerated axis=-0.5zy" \*q
.fi
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ the cursor can move. The default range is the
.I width
of the screen, when mapped to the x-axis and the
.I height
of the screen, when mapped to the y-axis. This mode can be combines with the other modes without problems.
of the screen, when mapped to the y-axis. This mode can be combined with the other modes without problems.
In this example the first axis gets a range from left to the right of the screen. The second axis gets a
total range of 200 pixels, 100 to the top and 100 to the bottom:
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ total range of 200 pixels, 100 to the top and 100 to the bottom:
.SH "GENERATING KEY EVENTS"
Providing a \*qkey=<scancode>[,<scancode>[...]]\*q option will generate X Events with the specified scancodes
when the joystick button is pressed or the axis changed it's position. When the button/axis is released, the keys are released in the reverse order.
when the joystick button is pressed or the axis changed its position. When the button/axis is released, the keys are released in the reverse order.
To lookup keycodes for KeySyms, you can use
.BR "xmodmap -pk" .