<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="LinuxDoc-Tools 0.9.21"> <TITLE>Linux Touch Screen HOWTO: Activating the device</TITLE> <LINK HREF="XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO-3.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO-1.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO.html#toc2" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO-3.html">Next</A> <A HREF="XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO-1.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO.html#toc2">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s2">2.</A> <A HREF="XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO.html#toc2">Activating the device</A></H2> <P>After starting X, type in an Xterminal the command </P> <P><CODE>xsetpointer <devicename></CODE></P> <P>where<CODE><devicename></CODE> is the name defined in XF86Config with the line <CODE>DeviceName "....."</CODE>, 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> <HR> <A HREF="XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO-3.html">Next</A> <A HREF="XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO-1.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO.html#toc2">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
