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@@ -2620,60 +2620,41 @@ usbd_flags=""
- Is it possible to make use of a mouse in any way outside
+ Is it possible to use a mouse in any way outside
the X Window system?
- If you are using the default console driver, syscons, you
+ If you are using the default console driver, &man.syscons.4;, you
can use a mouse pointer in text consoles to cut & 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:&prompt.root; moused -p /dev/xxxx -t yyyy
&prompt.root; vidcontrol -m on
- Where xxxx is the mouse device
- name and yyyy is a protocol type for
- the mouse. See the &man.moused.8; manual page for supported
+ Where xxxx is the mouse
+ device name and yyyy 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
+ auto 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.
- You may wish to run the mouse daemon automatically when the
- system starts. In version 2.2.1, set the following variables in
- /etc/sysconfig.
-
- mousedtype="yyyy"
-mousedport="xxxx"
-mousedflags=""
-
- In versions 2.2.2 to 3.0, set the following variables in
+ If you have a PS/2 mouse, just
+ add moused_enable="YES" to
+ /etc/rc.conf 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 allscreens_flags="-m on" to
/etc/rc.conf.
- moused_type="yyyy"
-moused_port="xxxx"
-moused_flags=""
-
- In 3.1 and later, assuming you have a PS/2 mouse, all you
- need to is add moused_enable="YES" to
- /etc/rc.conf.
-
- 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
- /etc/rc.conf.
-
- allscreens_flags="-m on"
-
- 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
- auto the protocol to invoke automatic
- detection.
-
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 another section on this
+ must be coordinated between the mouse daemon and other
+ programs such as X Windows. Refer to the FAQ Why does my mouse not work with X? for more details on this
issue.
@@ -2685,17 +2666,17 @@ moused_flags=""
- Once you get the mouse daemon running (see
+ Once you get the mouse daemon running (see the
previous section), 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.
+ text. Then, press the button 2 (middle button)
+ to paste it at the text cursor.
+ Pressing button 3 (right button) will
+ extend the selected region of text.
- In versions 2.2.6 and later, pressing the button 2 will
- paste the text. Pressing the button 3 will
- extend 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
+ 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.