Re: Serial mouse

From: Pat Mackinlay <pat%wesson_at_nospam.org>
Date: Fri Nov 05 1993 - 19:49:04 PST

 
> > The best documentation I can come up with on the mouse protocol is actually
> > the source to the abovementioned program "selection". This program basically

> But beware that there are two kinds of serial mice for PCs: two-button
> mice (Microsoft) and three-button mice (PC-Systems). I think selection
> only handles the former. If needed I can dig up the sources of Mini-X

Selection-1.5 (the version I sent to Nick) can handle both the Microsoft
and Mouse Systems mouse protocols. It has support for some other types
(ps/2, logitech etc), but I suspect that these mice simply use the same
protocol with a different physical interface.

--
Pat.
Received on Fri Nov 5 12:03:15 1993

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