From owner-freebsd-current Fri Jun 21 04:38:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id EAA10533 for current-outgoing; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 04:38:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from grumble.grondar.za (root@grumble.grondar.za [196.7.18.130]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id EAA10523; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 04:37:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from grumble.grondar.za (mark@localhost.grondar.za [127.0.0.1]) by grumble.grondar.za (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA08305; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 13:37:32 +0200 (SAT) Message-Id: <199606211137.NAA08305@grumble.grondar.za> To: sos@freebsd.org cc: current@freebsd.org (FreeBSD current) Subject: Re: Syscons CUT&PASTE functionality added... Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 13:37:32 +0200 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I just put in the last bits to get CUT&PASTE to work in syscons. > This now allow one to C&P between the consoles using the mouse > to select the needed text. Magic! > For this to work, run the moused daemon with the prober parameters > specifying mousetype & port. Then on the console where this feature > is needed just say vidcontrol -m on, and a mousepointer will show > up on the screen. Left button cuts & right button paste. > I'd like to hear how this works out with different mousetypes and > especially with different display hardware. Please note this works > only on ega's and above, as the mousepointer is done by reprogramming > the charset, giving the illusion that a "real" graphic mousepointer > is used. How well does this co-exist with X? M -- Mark Murray 46 Harvey Rd, Claremont, Cape Town 7700, South Africa +27 21 61-3768 GMT+0200 Finger mark@grondar.za for PGP key