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MS(4)                NetBSD/atari Kernel Interfaces Manual               MS(4)


NAME

     ms -- Atari mouse interface


SYNOPSIS

     pseudo-device mouse 1


DESCRIPTION

     The Atari mouse driver supports both the original Atari mouse and the
     third party 3-button mouse that has its middle button connected to the
     up-switch of the second joystick port. To accommodate X11 users with a
     standard mouse, the driver is able to emulate the middle button. See the
     section on ioctls for more info.

   Supported ioctls
     MIOCS3B_EMUL  This ioctl turns the middle button emulation on or off
                   depending on its argument. The middle button event is trig-
                   gered by simultaneously pressing the left and right but-
                   tons. The default emulation mode is on.

                   Note that the emulation status is retained across multiple
                   open/close calls.
     MIOCG3B_EMUL  This ioctl allows you to get the actual status of the emu-
                   lation mode.

   Interface description
     The Atari mouse interface works on a minimal emulation of Sun's
     Firm_event structures. The primary reason for this is easy interfacing
     with X11.

     The movement and button events are read as structures of the form:

     typedef struct Firm_event {
             u_int_16_t      id;       /* key or MS_* or LOC_[XY]_DELTA   */
             u_int_16_t      pad;      /* unused                          */
             int_16_t        value;    /* VKEY_{UP,DOWN} or locator delta */
             struct timeval  time;     /* time stamp of the event         */
     }

     The values of 'id' concerning the mouse:

     #define MS_LEFT         0x7f20    /* left mouse button   */
     #define MS_MIDDLE       0x7f21    /* middle mouse button */
     #define MS_RIGHT        0x7f22    /* right mouse button  */
     #define LOC_X_DELTA     0x7f80    /* mouse delta-X       */
     #define LOC_Y_DELTA     0x7f81    /* mouse delta-Y       */

     The values of 'value' concerning a button event:

     #define VKEY_UP         0         /* a button went up   */
     #define VKEY_DOWN       1         /* a button went down */


FILES

     /dev/mouse0  The real mouse device
     /dev/mouse   The currently active mouse device


BUGS

     The time interval that defines 'simultaneous' cannot be set.

NetBSD 9.3                     October 16, 1995                     NetBSD 9.3