From owner-freebsd-current Fri Jun 21 07:01:42 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id HAA16542 for current-outgoing; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 07:01:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fang.cs.sunyit.edu (fang.cs.sunyit.edu [192.52.220.66]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA16536; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 07:01:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from chuck@localhost) by fang.cs.sunyit.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) id KAA20205; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 10:01:36 -0400 Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 10:01:36 -0400 From: Charles Green Message-Id: <199606211401.KAA20205@fang.cs.sunyit.edu> In-Reply-To: sos@freebsd.org "Syscons CUT&PASTE functionality added..." (Jun 21, 12:54) X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.5 10/14/92) To: sos@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Syscons CUT&PASTE functionality added... Cc: current@freebsd.org Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk sos@freebsd.org stands accused of saying: } Date: Jun 21, 12:54 } Subject: Syscons CUT&PASTE functionality added... } } 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. } 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. } There still need to be implemented a prober eventhandling mechanism } but thats still on the drawingboard. When that is done, applications } can start using this feature as well (libdialog comes to mind)... } } Have fun... } } -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- } Soren Schmidt (sos@FreeBSD.org) FreeBSD Core Team } So much code to hack -- so little time. }-- End of excerpt from sos@freebsd.org Exellent!! I've wanted this for quite awhile. One suggestion, could paste button be changed to the middle button for mouse systems compatable mice? Similar to standard X config. -- Charles Green, PRC Inc. UN*X System Administration 22 Powell Ave. Apt. B UN*X Security & Whitesboro, NY 13492 Programming