Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 17:34:41 +1100 From: David Nugent <davidn@labs.usn.blaze.net.au> To: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> Cc: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org, David Nugent <davidn@labs.usn.blaze.net.au>, Zach Heilig <zach@blizzard.gaffaneys.com> Subject: Re: moused and X11R6 Message-ID: <19970211173441.56628@usn.blaze.net.au> In-Reply-To: <199702110631.PAA06663@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>; from Kazutaka YOKOTA on Feb 02, 1997 at 03:31:47PM References: <876804rsia.fsf@murkwood.gaffaneys.com> <Pine.BSF.3.95.970207222919.2151A-100000@chaos.ecpnet.com> <19970208165555.12961@usn.blaze.net.au> <87bu9venx6.fsf@murkwood.gaffaneys.com> <19970208201732.37402@usn.blaze.net.au> <87g1z47bc6.fsf@murkwood.gaffaneys.com> <199702110324.MAA00887@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> <19970211162236.64243@usn.blaze.net.au> <199702110631.PAA06663@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
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On Feb 02, 1997 at 03:31:47PM, Kazutaka YOKOTA wrote: > >I had assumed by "in the virtual terminal that was later used > >to run X" meant the actual vt that X runs on (presumably after > >it had been disabled), rather than the one from which it was > >started. I can see how that might cause conflicts since it > >would relate vt switching. > > Well, but, is it possible to have `vidcontrol -m on' in the same > virtual terminal as X? I thought not. The X server runs in an unused > virtual terminal; UNUSED terminal being the one to which no login is > possible because getty is not running in it, thus, we cannot have > `vidcontrol -m on' there. Enable getty, login, vidcontrol -m on, logout, disable getty, kill -HUP 1. Well, that's what I had assumed. :-) I have no idea if it works or not, but the state of the mouse does seem to be 'sticky' through last close. > Wait, I will check the XFree86 man page... Hmmm, with a command line > option, the XFree86 X server can be instructed to run in a specific > virtual terminal. Is this the scenario are we discussing here? I can only assume so. Going back to the other way, I certainly can't reproduce the problem. Regards, David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia Voice +61-3-9791-9547 Data/BBS +61-3-9792-3507 3:632/348@fidonet davidn@freebsd.org davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn/
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