avoiding error log that doesn't apply

keymapper/injection/keycode_mapper.py

@@ -216,7 +216,11 @@ class KeycodeMapper:
             where forwarded/unhandled events should be written to
         """
         self.source = source
-        self.abs_range = utils.get_abs_range(source)
+        self.abs_range = None
+
+        if context.maps_joystick():
+            self.abs_range = utils.get_abs_range(source)
+
         self.context = context
         self.forward_to = forward_to
 

keymapper/utils.py

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def normalize_value(event, abs_range=None):
     if event.type == EV_ABS and event.code in JOYSTICK:
         if abs_range is None:
             logger.error(
-                'Got %s, but max_abs is %s',
+                'Got %s, but abs_range is %s',
                 (event.type, event.code, event.value), abs_range
             )
             return event.value