1sway-input(5)                 File Formats Manual                sway-input(5)
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NAME

6       sway-input - input configuration file and commands
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DESCRIPTION

9       Sway allows for configuration of devices within the sway configuration
10       file. To obtain a list of available device identifiers, run swaymsg -t
11       get_inputs. Settings can also be applied to all input devices by using
12       the wildcard, *, in place of <identifier> in the commands below. In ad‐
13       dition, the settings can be applied to a type of device, by using
14       type:<input_type> in place of <identifier>.
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16       In the configuration file, settings with a more specific selector take
17       precedence over more general ones: <identifier> > type:<input_type> >
18       *.  When executing input commands, however, the settings are applied to
19       all matching input devices!  This means that type:<input_type> can
20       override previously set <identifier> settings, even though in a config‐
21       uration file they would take precedence.  Similarly * can override both
22       <identifier> and type:<input_type> settings, if applied later.
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24       Tip: If the configuration settings do not appear to be taking effect,
25       you could try using * instead of <identifier>. If it works with the
26       wildcard, try using a different identifier from swaymsg -t get_inputs
27       until you find the correct input device.
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29       Current available input types are:
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31       •   touchpad
32       •   pointer
33       •   keyboard
34       •   touch
35       •   tablet_tool
36       •   tablet_pad
37       •   switch
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40       Note: The type configurations are applied as the devices appear and get
41       applied on top of the existing device configurations.
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INPUT COMMANDS

44   KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION
45       input <identifier> repeat_delay <milliseconds>
46           Sets the amount of time a key must be held before it starts repeat‐
47           ing.
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49       input <identifier> repeat_rate <characters per second>
50           Sets the frequency of key repeats once the repeat_delay has passed.
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52       For more information on these xkb configuration options, see xkeyboard-
53       config(7).
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55       input <identifier> xkb_file <file_name>
56           Sets all xkb configurations from a complete .xkb file. This file
57           can be dumped from xkbcomp $DISPLAY keymap.xkb. This setting over‐
58           rides xkb_layout, xkb_model, xkb_options, xkb_rules, and xkb_vari‐
59           ant settings.
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61       input <identifier> xkb_layout <layout_name>
62           Sets the layout of the keyboard like us or de.
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64           Multiple layouts can be specified by separating them with commas.
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66       input <identifier> xkb_model <model_name>
67           Sets the model of the keyboard. This has an influence for some ex‐
68           tra keys your keyboard might have.
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70       input <identifier> xkb_options <options>
71           Sets extra xkb configuration options for the keyboard.
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73           Multiple options can be specified by separating them with commas.
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75       input <identifier> xkb_rules <rules>
76           Sets files of rules to be used for keyboard mapping composition.
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78       input <identifier> xkb_switch_layout <index>|next|prev
79           Changes the active keyboard layout to <index> counting from zero or
80           to next or previous layout on the list. If there is no next or pre‐
81           vious layout, this command hops to the other end of the list.
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83           This can be used when multiple layouts are configured with xkb_lay‐
84           out. A list of layouts you can switch between can be obtained with
85           swaymsg -t get_inputs.
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87       input <identifier> xkb_variant <variant>
88           Sets the variant of the keyboard like dvorak or colemak.
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90       The following commands may only be used in the configuration file.
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92       input <identifier> xkb_capslock enabled|disabled
93           Initially enables or disables CapsLock on startup, the default is
94           disabled.
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96       input <identifier> xkb_numlock enabled|disabled
97           Initially enables or disables NumLock on startup, the default is
98           disabled.
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100   TABLET CONFIGURATION
101       input <identifier> tool_mode <tool> <absolute|relative>
102           Sets whether movement of a tablet tool should be treated as abso‐
103           lute or relative; the default is absolute.
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105           Valid values for <tool> are currently "pen", "eraser", "brush",
106           "pencil", "airbrush", and the wildcard *, which matches all tools.
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108           Mouse and lens tools ignore this setting and are always treated as
109           relative.
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111   MAPPING CONFIGURATION
112       input <identifier> map_to_output <identifier>
113           Maps inputs from this device to the specified output. Only meaning‐
114           ful if the device is a pointer, touch, or drawing tablet device.
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116           The wildcard * can be used to map the input device to the whole
117           desktop layout.
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119       input <identifier> map_to_region <X> <Y> <width> <height>
120           Maps inputs from this device to the specified region of the global
121           output layout. Only meaningful if the device is a pointer, touch,
122           or drawing tablet device.
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124       input <identifier> map_from_region <X1xY1> <X2xY2>
125           Ignores inputs from this device that do not occur within the speci‐
126           fied region. Can be in millimeters (e.g. 10x20mm 20x40mm) or in
127           terms of 0..1 (e.g. 0.5x0.5 0.7x0.7). Not all devices support mil‐
128           limeters. Only meaningful if the device is not a keyboard and pro‐
129           vides events in absolute terms (such as a drawing tablet or touch
130           screen - most pointers provide events relative to the previous
131           frame).
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133   LIBINPUT CONFIGURATION
134       input <identifier> accel_profile adaptive|flat
135           Sets the pointer acceleration profile for the specified input de‐
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138       input <identifier> calibration_matrix <6 space-separated floating point
139       values>
140           Sets the calibration matrix.
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142       input <identifier> click_method none|button_areas|clickfinger
143           Changes the click method for the specified device.
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145       input <identifier> drag enabled|disabled
146           Enables or disables tap-and-drag for specified input device.
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148       input <identifier> drag_lock enabled|disabled
149           Enables or disables drag lock for specified input device.
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151       input <identifier> dwt enabled|disabled
152           Enables or disables disable-while-typing for the specified input
153           device.
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155       input <identifier> events enabled|disabled|disabled_on_exter‐
156       nal_mouse|toggle [<toggle-modes>]
157           Enables or disables send_events for specified input device. Dis‐
158           abling send_events disables the input device.
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160           The toggle option cannot be used in the config. If no toggle modes
161           are listed, all supported modes for the device will be toggled
162           through in the order: enabled,     disabled_on_external_mouse, dis‐
163           abled, (loop back). If toggle modes are listed, they will be cycled
164           through, defaulting to the first mode listed if the current mode is
165           not in the list. They will also not be checked to see if they are
166           supported for the device and may fail.
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168       input <identifier> left_handed enabled|disabled
169           Enables or disables left handed mode for specified input device.
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171       input <identifier> middle_emulation enabled|disabled
172           Enables or disables middle click emulation.
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174       input <identifier> natural_scroll enabled|disabled
175           Enables or disables natural (inverted) scrolling for the specified
176           input device.
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178       input <identifier> pointer_accel [<-1|1>]
179           Changes the pointer acceleration for the specified input device.
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181       input <identifier> scroll_button disable|button[1-3,8,9]|<event-code-
182       or-name>
183           Sets the button used for scroll_method on_button_down. The button
184           can be given as an event name or code, which can be obtained from
185           libinput debug-events, or as a x11 mouse button (button[1-3,8,9]).
186           If set to disable, it disables the scroll_method on_button_down.
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188       input <identifier> scroll_factor <floating point value>
189           Changes the scroll factor for the specified input device. Scroll
190           speed will be scaled by the given value, which must be non-nega‐
191           tive.
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193       input <identifier> scroll_method none|two_finger|edge|on_button_down
194           Changes the scroll method for the specified input device.
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196       input <identifier> tap enabled|disabled
197           Enables or disables tap for specified input device.
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199       input <identifier> tap_button_map lrm|lmr
200           Specifies which button mapping to use for tapping. lrm treats 1
201           finger as left click, 2 fingers as right click, and 3 fingers as
202           middle click. lmr treats 1 finger as left click, 2 fingers as mid‐
203           dle click, and 3 fingers as right click.
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205   SEAT CONFIGURATION
206       Configure options for multiseat mode.
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208       A seat is a collection of input devices that act independently of each
209       other. Seats are identified by name and the default seat is seat0 if no
210       seats are configured. While sway is running, - (hyphen) can be used as
211       an alias for the current seat. Each seat has an independent keyboard
212       focus and a separate cursor that is controlled by the pointer devices
213       of the seat. This is useful for multiple people using the desktop at
214       the same time with their own devices (each sitting in their own
215       "seat"). The wildcard character, *, can also be used in place of <iden‐
216       tifier> to change settings for all seats.
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218       Tip: If the configuration settings do not appear to be taking effect,
219       you could try using * instead of <identifier>. If it works with the
220       wildcard, try using a different identifier from swaymsg -t get_seats
221       until you find the correct seat.
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223       seat <name> attach <input_identifier>
224           Attach an input device to this seat by its input identifier. A spe‐
225           cial value of "*" will attach all devices to the seat.
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227       seat <seat> cursor move|set <x> <y>
228           Move specified seat's cursor relative to current position or wrap
229           to absolute coordinates (with respect to the global coordinate
230           space). Specifying either value as 0 will not update that coordi‐
231           nate.
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233       seat <seat> cursor press|release button[1-9]|<event-name-or-code>
234           Simulate pressing (or releasing) the specified mouse button on the
235           specified seat. The button can either be provided as a button event
236           name or event code, which can be obtained from libinput debug-
237           events, or as an x11 mouse button (button[1-9]). If using but‐
238           ton[4-7], which map to axes, an axis event will be simulated, how‐
239           ever press and release will be ignored and both will occur.
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241       seat <name> fallback true|false
242           Set this seat as the fallback seat. A fallback seat will attach any
243           device not explicitly attached to another seat (similar to a "de‐
244           fault" seat).
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246       seat <name> hide_cursor <timeout>|when-typing [enable|disable]
247           Hides the cursor image after the specified event occurred.
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249           If timeout is specified, then the cursor will be hidden after time‐
250           out (in milliseconds) has elapsed with no activity on the cursor. A
251           timeout of 0 (default) disables hiding the cursor. The minimal
252           timeout is 100 and any value less than that (aside from 0), will be
253           increased to 100.
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255           If when-typing is enabled, then the cursor will be hidden whenever
256           a key is pressed.
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258       seat <name> idle_inhibit <sources...>
259           Sets the set of input event sources which can prevent the seat from
260           becoming idle, as a space separated list of source names. Valid
261           names are "keyboard", "pointer", "touchpad", "touch", "tablet_pad",
262           "tablet_tool", and "switch". The default behavior is to prevent
263           idle on any event.
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265       seat <name> idle_wake <sources...>
266           Sets the set of input event sources which can wake the seat from
267           its idle state, as a space separated list of source names. Valid
268           names are "keyboard", "pointer", "touchpad", "touch", "tablet_pad",
269           "tablet_tool", and "switch". The default behavior is to wake from
270           idle on any event.
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272       seat <name> keyboard_grouping none|smart
273           Set how the keyboards in the seat are grouped together. Currently,
274           there are two options. none will disable all keyboard grouping.
275           This will make it so each keyboard device has its own isolated
276           state. smart will group the keyboards in the seat by their keymap
277           and repeat info. This is useful for when the keyboard appears as
278           multiple separate input devices. In this mode, the effective layout
279           is synced between the keyboards in the group. The default is smart.
280           To restore the behavior of older versions of sway, use none.
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282       seat <name> pointer_constraint enable|disable|escape
283           Enables or disables the ability for clients to capture the cursor
284           (enabled by default) for the seat. This is primarily useful for
285           video games. The "escape" command can be used at runtime to escape
286           from a captured client.
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288       seat <name> shortcuts_inhibitor enable|disable|activate|deactivate|tog‐
289       gle
290           Enables or disables the ability of clients to inhibit keyboard
291           shortcuts for the seat. This is primarily useful for virtualization
292           and remote desktop software. Subcommands enable and disable affect
293           whether future inhibitors are honoured by default, i.e. activated
294           automatically, the default being enable. When used at runtime, dis‐
295           able also disables any currently active inhibitors. activate, deac‐
296           tivate and toggle are only usable at runtime and change the state
297           of a potentially existing inhibitor on the currently focused win‐
298           dow. This can be used with the current seat alias (-) to affect
299           only the currently focused window of the current seat. Subcommand
300           deactivate is particularly useful in an --inhibited bindsym to es‐
301           cape a state where shortcuts are inhibited and the client becomes
302           uncooperative. It is worth noting that whether disabled or deacti‐
303           vated inhibitors are removed is entirely up to the client. Depend‐
304           ing on the client it may therefore be possible to (re-)activate
305           them later. Any visual indication that an inhibitor is present is
306           currently left to the client as well.
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308       seat <name> xcursor_theme <theme> [<size>]
309           Override the system default XCursor theme. The default seat's
310           (seat0) theme is also used as the default cursor theme in XWayland,
311           and exported through the XCURSOR_THEME and XCURSOR_SIZE environment
312           variables.
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SEE ALSO

315       sway(5) sway-output(5) xkeyboard-config(7)
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