Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 17:31:28 -0400 From: "J. Brown" <jpb@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Chainsawing the "Mouse" section of the FAQ Message-ID: <20030408213128.GA41943@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> In-Reply-To: <20030408112740.A83997@blackhelicopters.org> References: <20030408112740.A83997@blackhelicopters.org>
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* Michael W . Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> [2003-04-08 13:33]: > > Folks, > > I've been spending some time on the FAQ, and came across our "Mouse" > section of the "Hardware Support" section. It's not exactly > user-friendly, is badly organized, and in my opinion just generally > skanky. It's been added to over the years, but nobody's ever taken a > good look at the organization. > > Current mouse questions: > > 4.11. I have an unusual bus mouse. How do I set it up? > 4.12. How do I use my PS/2 (``mouse port'' or ``keyboard'') mouse? > 4.13. Is it possible to use a mouse in any way outside the X Window system? > 4.14. How do I cut and paste text with a mouse in the text console? > 4.15. Does FreeBSD support any USB mice? > 4.16. My mouse has a fancy wheel and buttons. Can I use them in FreeBSD? > 4.17. Why does my wheel-equipped PS/2 mouse cause my mouse cursor to jump around the screen? > 4.18. How do I use the mouse/trackball/touchpad on my laptop? > > > I propose rearranging these as follows: > > What sorts of mice does FreeBSD support? > includes: 4.11, 4.12, 4.15, 4.16, 4.18. > Give device driver names but refer users to LINT/NOTES and man pages > for kernel configurations > > How do I use a mouse in console mode? > includes: 4.13, 4.14 > > Any comments? There are some excellent mouse configuration details at http://www.xfree86.org/~dawes/4.3.0/mouse.html by Kazutaka Yokota. I used it extensively when I upgraded to XF86 4.3.x. Maybe you can integrate some of that material or provide a meta outline with pointers, etc. > > ==ml > > -- > Michael Lucas mwlucas@FreeBSD.org, mwlucas@BlackHelicopters.org > http://www.BlackHelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ > > Absolute BSD: http://www.AbsoluteBSD.com/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-doc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-doc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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