[9fans] [reminder] pointer to Plan 9 FAQ

[9fans] [reminder] pointer to Plan 9 FAQ

[Steve Kotsopoulos]

The Plan 9 faq is posted to comp.os.plan9 at the beginning of each month.
It is also at news.answers archive sites, look for comp-os/plan9-faq

The latest hypertext version of the faq is available at url
http://www.fywss.com/plan9/plan9faq.html

[9fans] patch: serial mouse middle button emulation

[John DeGood]

Code is present in /sys/src/9/port/devmouse.c to support middle button
emulation for serial mice, but the "mouseshifted" variable is never set.
Adding 3 lines to /sys/src/9/pc/kbd.c (marked with "+" below) fixes the
problem:

/sys/src/9/pc/kbd.c
----
static Lock i8042lock;
static uchar ccc;
static void (*auxputc)(int, int);
+ extern int mouseshifted;
----
  case Shift:
   shift = 0;
+   mouseshifted = 0;
   break;
----
  case Shift:
   shift = 1;
+   mouseshifted = 1;
   return;
----

John

Re: [9fans] patch: serial mouse middle button emulation

[presotto]

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done, sources updated.

I'm not sure why we took it out; seems to have disappeared in oct
1999.  Maybe we got tired of 2 button mice because it's
impossible to do acme chording with them even with the shift
key.

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From: John DeGood <nu3e@arrl.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: [9fans] patch: serial mouse middle button emulation
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 22:52:21 -0400
Message-ID: <010501c22d3c$f96f3de0$1b02a8c0@arnysm01.nj.comcast.net>

Code is present in /sys/src/9/port/devmouse.c to support middle button
emulation for serial mice, but the "mouseshifted" variable is never set.
Adding 3 lines to /sys/src/9/pc/kbd.c (marked with "+" below) fixes the
problem:

/sys/src/9/pc/kbd.c
----
static Lock i8042lock;
static uchar ccc;
static void (*auxputc)(int, int);
+ extern int mouseshifted;
----
  case Shift:
   shift = 0;
+   mouseshifted = 0;
   break;
----
  case Shift:
   shift = 1;
+   mouseshifted = 1;
   return;
----

John