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be more readable now that the cruft is gone.
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Michael Lucas 2003-04-08 14:46:01 +00:00
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<qandaentry>
<question id="moused">
<para>Is it possible to make use of a mouse in any way outside
<para>Is it possible to use a mouse in any way outside
the X Window system?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>If you are using the default console driver, syscons, you
<para>If you are using the default console driver, &man.syscons.4;, you
can use a mouse pointer in text consoles to cut &amp; paste
text. Run the mouse daemon, moused, and turn on the mouse
text. Run the mouse daemon, &man.moused.8;, and turn on the mouse
pointer in the virtual console:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>moused -p /dev/<replaceable>xxxx</replaceable> -t <replaceable>yyyy</replaceable></userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>vidcontrol -m on</userinput></screen>
<para>Where <replaceable>xxxx</replaceable> is the mouse device
name and <replaceable>yyyy</replaceable> is a protocol type for
the mouse. See the &man.moused.8; manual page for supported
<para>Where <replaceable>xxxx</replaceable> is the mouse
device name and <replaceable>yyyy</replaceable> is a
protocol type for the mouse. The mouse daemon can
automatically determine the protocol type of most
mice, except old serial mice. Specify the
<literal>auto</literal> protocol to invoke automatic
detection. If automatic detection does not work, see the
&man.moused.8; manual page for a list of supported
protocol types.</para>
<para>You may wish to run the mouse daemon automatically when the
system starts. In version 2.2.1, set the following variables in
<filename>/etc/sysconfig</filename>.</para>
<programlisting>mousedtype="yyyy"
mousedport="xxxx"
mousedflags=""</programlisting>
<para>In versions 2.2.2 to 3.0, set the following variables in
<para>If you have a PS/2 mouse, just
add <literal>moused_enable="YES"</literal> to
<filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> to start the mouse daemon at boot-time.
Additionally, if you would like to use the mouse
daemon on all virtual terminals instead of just the console,
add <literal>allscreens_flags="-m on"</literal> to
<filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>.</para>
<programlisting>moused_type="yyyy"
moused_port="xxxx"
moused_flags=""</programlisting>
<para>In 3.1 and later, assuming you have a PS/2 mouse, all you
need to is add <literal>moused_enable="YES"</literal> to
<filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>.</para>
<para>In addition, if you would like to be able to use the mouse
daemon on all virtual terminals instead of just console at
boot-time, add the following to
<filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>.</para>
<programlisting>allscreens_flags="-m on"</programlisting>
<para>Starting from FreeBSD 2.2.6, the mouse daemon is capable of
determining the correct protocol type automatically unless the
mouse is a relatively old serial mouse model. Specify
<literal>auto</literal> the protocol to invoke automatic
detection.</para>
<para>When the mouse daemon is running, access to the mouse
needs to be coordinated between the mouse daemon and other
programs such as the X Window. Refer to <link
linkend="x-and-moused">another section</link> on this
must be coordinated between the mouse daemon and other
programs such as X Windows. Refer to the FAQ <link
linkend="x-and-moused">Why does my mouse not work with X?</link> for more details on this
issue.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
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</question>
<answer>
<para>Once you get the mouse daemon running (see
<para>Once you get the mouse daemon running (see the
<link linkend="moused">previous section</link>), hold down the
button 1 (left button) and move the mouse to select a region of
text. Then, press the button 2 (middle button) or the button 3
(right button) to paste it at the text cursor.</para>
text. Then, press the button 2 (middle button)
to paste it at the text cursor.
Pressing button 3 (right button) will
<quote>extend</quote> the selected region of text.</para>
<para>In versions 2.2.6 and later, pressing the button 2 will
paste the text. Pressing the button 3 will
<quote>extend</quote> the selected region of text. If your
mouse does not have the middle button, you may wish to emulate
it or remap buttons using moused options. See the
<para>If your
mouse does not have a middle button, you may wish to emulate
one or remap buttons using mouse daemon options. See the
&man.moused.8; manual page for details.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>