From 0951ce5167226f5969698522890a34fd1c414c5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "B. Watson" Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 15:53:43 -0400 Subject: minor man page tweak --- jsmond.rst | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'jsmond.rst') diff --git a/jsmond.rst b/jsmond.rst index 4c0a38d..95f62b9 100644 --- a/jsmond.rst +++ b/jsmond.rst @@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ DESCRIPTION jsmond lets you play games with your joysticks/gamepads without the screen saver activating due to lack of keyboard/mouse input. It can also prevent -the screensaver from activating when a fullscreen window is in use. +the screensaver from activating when a fullscreen window is in use (e.g. +while watching a movie). Multiple joystick devices can be monitored. By default, jsmond monitors up to 16 devices, named /dev/input/js0 through js15. @@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ as joysticks are plugged in and unplugged. Every *interval* milliseconds (250, or whatever **-i** is set to), jsmond checks to see if there's been any activity on any of the devices it's -monitoring. If so, it sends a fake mouse movement, keystroke, or mouse button click, which -the screen saver will see as activity. +monitoring. If so, it sends a fake mouse movement, keystroke, or mouse +button click, which the screen saver will see as activity. It's recommended to let jsmond find the joysticks itself. However, you can pass one or more device names (or just numbers) if the default @@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ These options are intended for developers and *really* shouldn't be needed for normal use: -d Path to the directory containing joystick device nodes. - Default is "/dev/input". + Default is "/dev/input". This directory is monitored with + inotify(7) so jsmond will be aware of hotplug events. -j Name of joystick device nodes, without any numeric suffix. Default is "js". -- cgit v1.2.3