IMS(4)

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version 11.0 · 2 versions
, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 ims(4) — like, the I2C mouse & touchpanel era 🐭✨

okay so real talk, this is a page from the Kernel Interfaces Manual and it's literally all about making your mouse and your touchscreen actually work. bestie, let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ims — I2C mouse and touchpanel support, and yes that's the whole vibe 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

ims*     at ihidev? reportid ?
wsmouse* at ims?

like, that's the whole configuration. iconic. no cap. ⭐

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

The ims driver is the one that provides support for I2C mice and touchpanels 💖 it's giving "quietly doing the most important job in the room," honestly.

Access to the movement data happens through the wsmouse(4) driver — so that's where the actual pointer movement comes from. your mouse moves, wsmouse(4) gets the tea, and you get to click things. periodt. 🔥

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

go read those too, iykyk 📚✨

🌈 HISTORY 🌈

The ims driver appeared in NetBSD 8.0 — a whole era, honestly. 💜

okay that's the whole page bestie, you ate that 💅✨

source: Debian, dated December 10, 2017 — mwah, catch you on the next manpage 🍓🎀

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