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Note that pointer handling in \l{Qt for Embedded Linux} works for both mouse and mouse-like devices such as touch panels and trackballs. Contents: \tableofcontents \section1 Available Drivers \l{Qt for Embedded Linux} provides ready-made drivers for the MouseMan, IntelliMouse, Microsoft, NEC Vr41XX, Linux Touch Panel and Yopy protocols as well as the universal touch screen library, tslib. Run the \c configure script to list the available drivers: \if defined(QTOPIA_PHONE) \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 0 \bold{Note:} By default only the PC mouse driver is enabled. The various drivers can be enabled and disabled using the \c configure script. For example: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 1 \else \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 2 In the default Qt configuration, only the "pc" mouse driver is enabled. The various drivers can be enabled and disabled using the \c configure script. For example: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 3 \endif Custom mouse drivers can be implemented by subclassing the QWSMouseHandler class and creating a mouse driver plugin (derived from the QMouseDriverPlugin class). The default implementation of the QMouseDriverFactory class will automatically detect the plugin, loading the driver into the server application at run-time. If you are creating a driver for a device that needs calibration or noise reduction, such as a touchscreen, derive from the QWSCalibratedMouseHandler subclass instead to take advantage of its calibration functionality. \if defined(QTOPIA_PHONE) For a tutorial on how to add a new keyboard driver plug-in see: \l {Tutorial: Implementing a Device Plug-in}. \endif \section1 Specifying a Driver Provided that the "pc" mouse driver is enabled, \l{Qt for Embedded Linux} will try to auto-detect the mouse device if it is one of the supported types on \c /dev/psaux or one of the \c /dev/ttyS? serial lines. If multiple mice are detected, all may be used simultaneously. Note that \l{Qt for Embedded Linux} does not support auto-detection of \e {touch panels} in which case the driver must be specified explicitly to determine which device to use. To manually specify which driver to use, set the QWS_MOUSE_PROTO environment variable. For example (if the current shell is bash, ksh, zsh or sh): \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 4 The valid values for the \c argument are \c MouseMan, \c IntelliMouse, \c Microsoft, \c VR41xx, \c LinuxTP, \c Yopy, \c Tslib and \l {QMouseDriverPlugin::keys()}{keys} identifying custom drivers, and the driver specific options are typically a device, e.g., \c /dev/mouse for mouse devices and \c /dev/ts for touch panels. Multiple mouse drivers can be specified in one go: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 5 Input will be read from all specified drivers. Note that the \c Vr41xx driver also accepts two optional arguments: \c press= defining a mouse click (the default value is 750) and \c filter= specifying the length of the filter used to eliminate noise (the default length is 3). For example: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 6 \table \header \o The Tslib Mouse Driver \row \o The tslib mouse driver inherits the QWSCalibratedMouseHandler class, providing calibration and noise reduction functionality in addition to generating mouse events for devices using the Universal Touch Screen Library. To be able to compile this mouse handler, \l{Qt for Embedded Linux} must be configured with the \c -qt-mouse-tslib option as described above. In addition, the tslib headers and library must be present in the build environment. The tslib sources can be downloaded from \l http://tslib.berlios.de. Use the \c configure script's -L and -I options to explicitly specify the location of the library and its headers: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 7 In order to use this mouse driver, tslib must also be correctly installed on the target machine. This includes providing a \c ts.conf configuration file and setting the neccessary environment variables (see the README file provided with tslib for details). The \c ts.conf file will usually contain the following two lines: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 8 To make \l{Qt for Embedded Linux} explicitly choose the tslib mouse handler, set the QWS_MOUSE_PROTO environment variable as explained above. \endtable \section1 Troubleshooting \section2 Device Files Make sure you are using the correct device file. As a first step, you can test whether the device file actually gives any output. For instance, if you have specified the mouse driver with \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 9 then try examining the output from the device by entering the following command in a console: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 10 If you see output from the device printed on the console when you move the mouse, you are probably using the correct device file; otherwise, you will need to experiment to find the correct device file. \section2 File Permissions Make sure you have sufficient permissions to access the device file. The Qt for Embedded Linux server process needs at least read permission for the device file. Some drivers also require write access to the device file. For instance, if you have specified the mouse driver with \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 11 then examine the permissions of the device file by entering the following command in a console: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-pointer.qdoc 12 If the device file is actually a symbolic link to another file, you must change the permissions of the actual file instead. */