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1.0;tpm (touchpad_mode), revision 1.0, 83/04/29
TPM (TOUCH_PAD_MODE) -- Set or display characteristics for the touchpad
                        and mouse.
usage:  TPM [-A|-R|-AR] [-S xscale yscale] [-O xorigin yorigin]
            [-H hysteresis] [-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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