From 34cb26d1931048d83d61cd121a35f115cff4e3e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gferg <>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 15:42:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] updated

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 .../linuxdoc/XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO.sgml  | 29 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)

diff --git a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO.sgml b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO.sgml
index 83816884..eb109ab8 100644
--- a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO.sgml
+++ b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO.sgml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Section "Xinput"
   MaximumYPosition 3700
   UntouchDelay 10 #not supported with MuTouch
   ReportDelay 10  #not supported with MuTouch
+  AlwaysCore #activates the device on startup
  EndSubSection
 EndSection
 </verb></p>
@@ -120,6 +121,29 @@ where<tt>&lt;devicename&gt;</tt> is the name defined in XF86Config
 with the line
 <tt>DeviceName "....."</tt>, in this example it would be TouchScreen.
 </p>
+<p>To get the device working on startup use the AlwaysCore option in
+the touch screen section (see above)</p>
+
+<sect>Using touch screen and mouse in parallel
+<p>
+To use the touch screen and a mouse in parallel you need to enter the
+mouse specs in the Xinput-section. This definitions should be the same
+as in the Pointer-section. The following example is for a
+PS/2-mouse:
+<verb>
+Section "Xinput" 
+   SubSection "Mouse" 
+      Protocol "PS/2" 
+      Port "/dev/mouse" #could also be /dev/psaux 
+      DeviceName "Mouse" 
+      AlwaysCore 
+   EndSubSection
+...
+EndSection 
+</verb>
+Several people pointed this out, especially the usage of the
+AlwaysCore option. Thanks to them all.
+</p>
 
 <sect>Suggested reading
 <p>
@@ -135,3 +159,8 @@ Christer Olofsson for sending me this URL)
 </article>
 
 
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