From owner-freebsd-bugs Mon Feb 10 22:40:16 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA02857 for bugs-outgoing; Mon, 10 Feb 1997 22:40:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from labs.usn.blaze.net.au (labs.usn.blaze.net.au [203.17.53.30]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA02810 for ; Mon, 10 Feb 1997 22:40:02 -0800 (PST) Received: (from davidn@localhost) by labs.usn.blaze.net.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA04155; Tue, 11 Feb 1997 17:34:42 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <19970211173441.56628@usn.blaze.net.au> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 17:34:41 +1100 From: David Nugent To: Kazutaka YOKOTA Cc: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org, David Nugent , Zach Heilig Subject: Re: moused and X11R6 References: <876804rsia.fsf@murkwood.gaffaneys.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> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.61 In-Reply-To: <199702110631.PAA06663@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>; from Kazutaka YOKOTA on Feb 02, 1997 at 03:31:47PM Sender: owner-bugs@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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/