Script to Add All Keyboards to touchcursor.conf

[joonhoekim]

Thank you for this amazing project! I'm really enjoying it.

I've created a script to automatically add all keyboard devices to the touchcursor.conf file. This could be helpful for other users, especially those with multiple keyboards.

Key points:

• Usage: Run sudo ./add_all_kbd.sh before installation
• Adds all detected keyboard devices to the [Device] section
• Preserves all other existing configurations
• Creates a backup of the original config file

Would you be interested in a pull request for this feature? I'd be happy to contribute if you think it would be valuable.

Let me know your thoughts, and thanks again for your work on this project!

#!/bin/bash
CONFIG_FILE="touchcursor.conf"

# Set permissions to allow read and write for all users
chmod 666 "$CONFIG_FILE"

# Check if the config file exists
if [ ! -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
    echo "Error: $CONFIG_FILE does not exist. Please create a basic configuration file first."
    exit 1
fi

# Create a temporary file
TEMP_FILE=$(mktemp)

# Function to get all keyboard device names
get_keyboard_names() {
    grep -E 'Name=|Handlers=|EV=' /proc/bus/input/devices | 
    grep -B2 'EV=120013' --no-group-separator | 
    grep 'Name=' | 
    cut -d= -f2- | 
    sed 's/"//g' |
    sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//' |
    sed 's/[[:space:]]*$//'
}

# Process the configuration file
{
    device_section_found=false
    while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
        if [[ $line == "[Device]" ]]; then
            echo "$line"
            # Insert all keyboard devices
            while IFS= read -r device_name; do
                echo "Name=\"$device_name\""
            done < <(get_keyboard_names)

            device_section_found=true
        elif $device_section_found && [[ $line == Name=* ]]; then
            # Skip original device configurations
            continue
        elif [[ $line == "["*"]" ]]; then
            # Reset flag when a new section is found
            device_section_found=false
            echo "$line"
        else
            echo "$line"
        fi
    done < "$CONFIG_FILE"
} > "$TEMP_FILE"

# Check if the temporary file is not empty and is readable
if [ -s "$TEMP_FILE" ] && [ -r "$TEMP_FILE" ]; then
    # Create a backup of the original file
    cp "$CONFIG_FILE" "${CONFIG_FILE}.bak"
    
    # Replace the original file with the modified content
    mv "$TEMP_FILE" "$CONFIG_FILE"
    chmod 666 "$CONFIG_FILE"
    
    echo "Global configuration in $CONFIG_FILE has been updated."
    echo "A backup of the original configuration has been saved as ${CONFIG_FILE}.bak"
    echo "All keyboard devices have been added to the [Device] section."
else
    echo "Error: Failed to update the configuration. The original file has not been modified."
    rm "$TEMP_FILE"
    exit 1
fi

[donniebreve]

This is great! I think it will be very useful for users.

I have a few requests for a PR:

1. Put this in a scripts directory
2. The permissions can be 644 as this is a user file
3. Call this from the make install option after asking the user if they want to perform this action, and use the CONFIGPATH variable from there

[joonhoekim]

Thanks for the concrete feedback! I will check it.