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diff --git a/share/man/man4/wskbd.4 b/share/man/man4/wskbd.4 index 934710a06eb..0a62d8a742d 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/wskbd.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/wskbd.4 @@ -1,4 +1,6 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: wskbd.4,v 1.2 2000/12/21 21:01:22 aaron Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: wskbd.4,v 1.5 2000/03/20 11:51:59 pk Exp $ +.\" .Dd March 20, 1999 .Os .Dt WSKBD 4 @@ -25,7 +27,8 @@ The .Nm driver handles common tasks for keyboards within the .Xr wscons 4 -framework. It is attached to the hardware specific keyboard drivers and +framework. +It is attached to the hardware specific keyboard drivers and provides their connection to .Dq wsdisplay devices and a character device interface. @@ -40,7 +43,8 @@ keysyms (hardware independent, defined in .It Handling of .Dq compose -sequences. Characters commonly not present as separate key on keyboards +sequences. +Characters commonly not present as separate key on keyboards can be generated after either a special .Dq compose key is pressed or a @@ -68,10 +72,11 @@ for use by X servers. The .Nm driver provides a number of ioctl functions to control key maps -and other parameters. These functions are accessible though the -associated +and other parameters. +These functions are accessible though the associated .Dq wsdisplay -device as well. A complete list is in +device as well. +A complete list is in .Pa /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsconsio.h . The .Xr wsconsctl 8 @@ -80,19 +85,18 @@ utility allows to access key maps and other variables. The .Em console locator in the configuration line refers to the device's use as input -part of the operating system console. A device specification containing -a positive value here will only match if the device is in use as system -console. (The console device selection in early system startup is not -influenced.) This way, the console device can be connected to a known -wskbd device instance. +part of the operating system console. +A device specification containing a positive value here will only match +if the device is in use as system console. +(The console device selection in early system startup is not influenced.) +This way, the console device can be connected to a known +.Xr wskbd 4 +device instance. .Sh FILES -.Bl -item -.It -.Pa /dev/wskbd* -.It -.Pa /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsksymdef.h -.It -.Pa /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsconsio.h . +.Bl -tag -width /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsksymdef.h -compact +.It Pa /dev/wskbd* +.It Pa /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsksymdef.h +.It Pa /usr/include/dev/wscons/wsconsio.h .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr wscons 4 , |