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doc: update status of hid_parser

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Peter F. Patel-Schneider 2025-05-21 11:39:28 -04:00
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@ -92,10 +92,11 @@ If desktop notifications bindings are also installed
(`gir1.2-notify-0.7` for Debian/Ubuntu), (`gir1.2-notify-0.7` for Debian/Ubuntu),
you will also see desktop notifications when devices come online and go offline. you will also see desktop notifications when devices come online and go offline.
If the `hid_parser` Python package is available, Solaar parses HID report descriptors Solaar includes its own version of `hid_parser` because the version that is in PyPi
and can control more HID++ devices that do not use a receiver. (at https://pypi.org/project/hid-parser/) does not have some changes that are in
This package may not be available in some distributions but can be installed using pip https://github.com/usb-tools/python-hid-parser and are needed for some devices.
via `pip install --user hid-parser`. Do not use pip to install hid_parser!
Some distributions (e.g., Fedora) may separately package this code.
If the `gitinfo` Python package is available, Solaar shows better information If the `gitinfo` Python package is available, Solaar shows better information
about which version of Solaar is running. about which version of Solaar is running.