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Document horizontal scrolling scenario
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fixes #58
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Airblader committed Nov 16, 2020
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*--ignore-scrolling*::
Ignore mouse scroll events (buttons 4 and 5) so that scrolling doesn't unhide
the cursor. This is a shortcut for *--ignore-buttons* '4,5'.
the cursor. This is a shortcut for *--ignore-buttons* '4,5'. If you want to
ignore horizontal scrolling as well, use *--ignore-buttons* instead by
specifying all buttons manually (e.g. '4,5,6,7').

*--ignore-buttons*::
Defines the mouse buttons which do not unhide the cursor when clicked. You can
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*--version*|*-v*::
Display the version and exit.

== TROUBLESHOOTING

=== *--ignore-scrolling* doesn't work

This can happen, especially on trackpoints, if other button events, e.g. for
horizontal scrolling, are sent as well. You can try adding some jitter, or
verify by using *xev -event button*. If you want to ignore horizontal scrolling
as well, use *--ignore-buttons* instead of *--ignore-scrolling*.

== COMPATIBILITY

In order to be used as a drop-in replacement of unclutter, unclutter-xfixes
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