It does look like this would need raw mouse state to get the DX/Dy data instead of absolute screen positions.

On Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 12:36 PM Stuart Morrow <morrow.stuart@gmail.com> wrote:
On 06/09/2021, Skip Tavakkolian <skip.tavakkolian@gmail.com> wrote:
> To be clear, the discussion is about sharing a Plan 9 term's
> mouse/keyboard with non-Plan 9 machines/displays.

I know. See previous post.

> The usual way is to layer file-servers to build up the namespace that
> you need.
I know.

> The extended (freerange?) mouse would keep track of off-screen
> movement and forward them to clients.

How's it supposed use information the operating system doesn't give it.

When I have said /dev/mouse and screen in this thread, I've meant
#m/mouse and the actual display.

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