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+# A small CLI program to use kobo libra color as a graphics tablet
+
+## Usage
+
+Pipe the /dev/input/event1 from the device into the `kobo-color-inputdev` via stdin.
+
+Eg:
+
+`ssh -p 2222 root@192.168.1.2 cat /dev/input/event1 | sudo ./build/kobo-color-inputdev 2>&1`
+
+This repo also includes an `inputcat` utility which grabs exclusive access to the input device preventing the device itself from reacting to your taps.
+
+`ssh -p 2222 root@192.168.1.2 cat /tmp/inputcat | sudo ./build/kobo-color-inputdev 2>&1`
+
+## What does this do
+
+The kobo color touchscreen driver doesn't emit input events correctly for pens, so this program rewrites them to function correctly and then uses `/dev/uinput` to create a userspace input device.
+
+## Why
+
+idk, I thought it'd be neat to be able to use my kobo as a graphics tablet. Kobo unlock the bootloader so I can put pmos on pls