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1.0;tpm (touch_pad_mode), revision 1.0, 83/04/29
TPM (TOUCH_PAD_MODE) -- Set/display characteristics for touchpad and mouse.
usage:  TPM [-A|-R|-AR] [-S x y] [-O x y] [-H n] [-RERANGE]


FORMAT

  TPM [options]


  TPM  allows  you  to  define  characteristics for the touchpad and mouse.  The
  touchpad  operates  in  one  of   three   modes:   absolute,   relative,   and
  absolute/relative.    The  mode of operation establishes how movements of your
  finger on the touchpad affect the position of the cursor on the screen.    The
  three modes differ primarily in how the cursor moves when you lift your finger
  from the touchpad and then replace it.  See the TPM command description in the
  "DOMAIN  System  Command  Reference  Manual"  for  complete  details about the
  various modes and their use.

  The mouse operates in relative mode only.


OPTIONS

  If  no  options   are   specified,   TPM   displays   the   current   touchpad
  characteristics.

  Default options are indicated by "(D)."

  -A           (D)   Select absolute mode.

  -R                 Select relative mode.

  -AR                Select absolute/relative mode.

  -RERANGE           Set prescaling factors for touchpad data.

  -S x y              Set  scaling factors for x and y. Values must be in raster
                     units, and can range from 1 to 1024.  The  default  scaling
                     factors  are  799 for x and 1023 for y (portrait displays);
                     and 1023 for x and 799 for y (landscape displays).

  -O x y             Set x and y as the origin for absolute mode.   Values  must
                     be  in  raster  units,  and  can range from 0 to 1023.  The
                     default origin is 0,0.

  -H n               Set the hysteresis box size.  The value must be  in  raster
                     units, and can range from 0 to 1023. The default is 5.
















EXAMPLES

  $ TPM                             Display current characteristics
    Mode: absolute
    Xscale: 1024, Yscale: 800
    Hysteresis: 5
    Origin: 0, 0

  $ TPM -ar -s 400 512              Set characteristics to absolute/relative
                                     mode with half the default scaling
                                     sensitivity (portrait display).

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