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▼Users
What is libinput?	This page describes what libinput is, but more importantly it also describes what libinput is not
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions	Frequently asked questions about libinput
Helper tools	libinput provides a `libinput` tool to query state and events
Reporting bugs	A new bug can be filed here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput
▼Touchpads	This page provides an outline of touchpad devices
Scrolling	libinput supports three different types of scrolling methods: Two-finger scrolling, Edge scrolling and On-Button scrolling
Clickpad software button behavior	Clickpad is the name given to touchpads without physical buttons below the touchpad
Tap-to-click behaviour	"Tapping" or "tap-to-click" is the name given to the behavior where a short finger touch down/up sequence maps into a button click
Gestures	libinput supports basic gestures on touchpads and other indirect input devices
Touchpad pressure-based touch detection	libinput uses the touchpad pressure values and/or touch size values to detect wether a finger has been placed on the touchpad
Palm detection	Palm detection tries to identify accidental touches while typing, while using the trackpoint and/or during general use of the touchpad area
Lenovo *40 series touchpad support	The Lenovo *40 series emulates trackstick buttons on the top part of the touchpads
Touchpad jumping cursor bugs	A common bug encountered on touchpads is a cursor jump when alternating between fingers on a multi-touch-capable touchpad
Coordinate ranges for absolute axes	libinput requires that all touchpads provide a correct axis range and resolution
Touchpad jitter	Touchpad jitter describes random movement by a few pixels even when the user's finger is unmoving
▼Touchscreens
Absolute axes	Devices with absolute axes are those that send positioning data for an axis in a device-specific coordinate range, defined by a minimum and a maximum value
▼Mice, Trackballs, etc.
Normalization of relative motion	Most relative input devices generate input in so-called "mickeys"
Middle button emulation	Middle button emulation provides users with the ability to generate a middle click even when the device does not have a physical middle button available
Button debouncing	Physical buttons experience wear-and-tear with usage
Trackpoints and Pointing Sticks	This page provides an overview of trackpoint handling in libinput, also refered to as Pointing Stick or Trackstick
▼Graphics Tablets
Tablet support	This page provides details about the graphics tablet support in libinput
▼Other devices
Switches	libinput supports the lid and tablet-mode switches
▼General
Static device configuration via udev	libinput supports some static configuration through udev properties
Seats	Each device in libinput is assigned to one seat
Timestamps
▼Developers	Contributions to libinput are always welcome
What is libinput?	This page describes what libinput is, but more importantly it also describes what libinput is not
Contributing to libinput	Contributions to libinput are always welcome
libinput's internal architecture	This page provides an outline of libinput's internal architecture
libinput build instructions	Instructions on how to build libinput and its tools and how to build against libinput
libinput test suite	libinput ships with a number of tests all run automatically on `ninja test`
Helper tools	libinput provides a `libinput` tool to query state and events
Pointer acceleration	libinput uses device-specific pointer acceleration methods, with the default being the Linear pointer acceleration
Bug List