Re: When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-10 Thread John Foster
Carel Fellinger wrote: Maybe someone should have a look if this bug is already reported. So install libgpm-dev and do apt-get -b source mc and you should be in business again. Thanks folks; for the tips also for helping me figure out

Re: When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-08 Thread Brian Frederick Kimball
Carel Fellinger wrote: As explained recently in an other thread you can't share a ps/2 mouse between processes (gpm and X) For nearly 5 years I've been letting both gpm and X use /dev/psaux. As long as I don't move the mouse as X is starting everything works fine. -- belief, n:

Re: When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-08 Thread Martin Bialasinski
* John Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I still would like to have full mouse control in the console apps.. i.e. MC and some other curses based apps. mc does use gpm. Unfortunately, the latest security build for r2 left out gpm. I will do a fixed upload to proposed-updates soon. Ciao,

Re: When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-08 Thread Jonathan Gift
Martin Bialasinski wrote: mc does use gpm. Unfortunately, the latest security build for r2 left out gpm. I will do a fixed upload to proposed-updates soon. Shame. Some of us found it refreshing it have have to disable it on a command line before runing mc or get repeated error messages.

Re: When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-08 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 11:33:24AM +0100, Jonathan Gift wrote: Martin Bialasinski wrote: mc does use gpm. Unfortunately, the latest security build for r2 left out gpm. I will do a fixed upload to proposed-updates soon. Shame. Some of us found it refreshing it have have to disable

Re: When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-08 Thread Martin Bialasinski
* Carel Fellinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You could use an alias like alias mc='mc -b', couldn't you:) The otherway around is impossible without recompilation. BUT... You mean mc -d. I will add a note about it in README.Debian. I must admit, that I use mc in xterms only, and then I use the

Re: When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-08 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 11:37:49PM +0100, Martin Bialasinski wrote: * Carel Fellinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... In X it's clear from the visual context when the mouse is in `cutpaste' mode or in `command' mode. Is it? Not in xterms. You're right, it isn't:( So I think it's wise to

When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-07 Thread John Foster
I am trying to isolate a problem with my ps2 mouse. The pointer function does not work in console or xterm. It will cut and paste OK. I have checked all of the various configurations and read all of the related docs. I have determined that the problem did not exist prior to reinstalling my systems

Re: When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-07 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 11:53:36AM -0600, John Foster wrote: I am trying to isolate a problem with my ps2 mouse. The pointer function does not work in console or xterm. It will cut and paste OK. I have checked all of the various configurations and read all of the related docs. I have

Re: When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-07 Thread David B . Harris
To quote Carel Fellinger [EMAIL PROTECTED], # On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 11:53:36AM -0600, John Foster wrote: # I am trying to isolate a problem with my ps2 mouse. The pointer function # does not work in console or xterm. It will cut and paste OK. I have # checked all of the various configurations

Re: When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-07 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 07:41:49PM -0500, David B . Harris wrote: To quote Carel Fellinger [EMAIL PROTECTED], ... # is to use /dev/mouse in XF86Setup and have repeat_type=raw in # /etc/gpm.conf and to top this off make sure that /dev/mouse is linked # to /dev/psaux. (look to my prior posts

Re: When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-07 Thread John Foster
Carel Fellinger wrote: On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 07:41:49PM -0500, David B . Harris wrote: To quote Carel Fellinger [EMAIL PROTECTED], ... # is to use /dev/mouse in XF86Setup and have repeat_type=raw in # /etc/gpm.conf and to top this off make sure that /dev/mouse is linked # to

Re: When was /dev/gpmdata put into use??

2001-01-07 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 07:13:43PM -0600, John Foster wrote: ... /dev/mouse is a link to /dev/gpmdata I have selected /dev/gpmdata in Xf86Setup I have selected /dev/psaux in gpm.conf Now the mouse works in All X windows apps including anything run in an xterm window. It will still only