gpm-microtouch-setup(8)

💖 NAME 💖

gpm-microtouch-setup — the calibration program for Microtouch screens, bestie, it's literally right there in the name ✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

gpm-microtouch-setup

That's it. No flags, no args, no drama. She just runs. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so, this manual page is the quick little rundown of the gpm-microtouch-setup command. Short and sweet, we love her for that. 🫶

What she does: she calibrates Microtouch screens so they can vibe correctly with gpm(8). That's the whole job. Calibration queen. 👑

🚨 IMPORTANT VIBE CHECK: the gpm(8) daemon has to already be running before you run this program, otherwise it will not work flawlessly. Not optional, bestie, that's just how it is.

Why though?? Because the program stops and restarts gpm(8) internally — like it literally kills it and brings it back — and it depends on gpm(8) for correct serial port initialization. So yeah, no gpm, no calibration. 💀

Also, microtouch-setup uses /dev/mouse to access the serial port, so /dev/mouse should point to a "ttyS" device. Fr fr, check that link before you start anything. 🔗

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• gpm(8) — go read that one too, she's the main character here.
• /usr/share/doc/gpm/README.microtouch — this file includes some information about the setup of a Microtouch screen with gpm(8). Lowkey essential reading, ngl. 📖

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Unknown. (Mysterious. We don't know her. 🙈)

This manual page was written by Francois Wendling <frwendling@free.fr> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Slay, Francois. 🌈

and that's the whole page, bestie — this was gpm-microtouch-setup(8) from the System Manager's Manual, dated 8-28-2008 ✨ go calibrate something iconic today, mwah 💖🎀🦋