Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 19:00:35 +0200 From: Philip Paeps <philip@FreeBSD.org> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/moused moused.8 moused.c Message-ID: <20041012170035.GV599@fasolt.home.paeps.cx> In-Reply-To: <20041012094408.GA5481@FreeBSD.org> References: <200410110757.i9B7v8vd039884@repoman.freebsd.org> <20041011093700.GA65811@FreeBSD.org> <20041011105900.GA4527@loge.nixsys.be> <20041012094408.GA5481@FreeBSD.org>
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On 2004-10-12 09:44:08 (+0000), Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 12:59:00PM +0200, Philip Paeps wrote:
> > On 2004-10-11 09:37:00 (+0000), Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 07:57:08AM +0000, Philip Paeps wrote:
> > > > Modified files:
> > > > usr.sbin/moused moused.8 moused.c
> > > > Log:
> > > > Add 'virtual scrolling' support to moused(8). When holding down the middle
> > > > mouse button, motions are interpreted as scrolling.
> > >
> > > This is totally cool, but may I ask if you are interested in adding the
> > > same functionality for wheel (since most mice come with wheel (middle
> > > button) today)?
> >
> > It should Just Work[tm] if you hold the wheel down? In most wheel-mouse,
> > the wheel acts as a middle button.
>
> I know that. ;-) What I mean is, it would be nice if spinning (not pressing
> and holding) a wheel allowed me to scroll the console buffer.
Ah, I see. :-o Mmm, that will require some magic in syscons I think. It
shouldn't be too difficult to convince it that a certain mouse-event should
scroll up and another down. I'll look into it :-)
- Philip
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