From: becka@rz.uni-duesseldorf.de
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 20:05:48 +0100 (MET)

Re: libggi and the mouse

Hi !

> I use the fbdev target and the x-target.
> I stated that the mouse on the two targets releases different events. 
>   - in the x-target never the event "evPtrAbsolute" occurs,
>   - in the fbdev target never the event "evPtrRelative" occurs.

?? The other way round - right ? X always gives absolute, fbdev relative.

> Is this behavior normal? 

Yes. Press Ctrl-Alt-M in X, if you want a relative mouse.

This is due to the way the targets work. X always gives absolute pointer
coordinates, fbdev (well rather the mouse input target) relative.

> In the x-target a mousepointer is displayed, in the fbdev not.

No. In the X target, the X _Server_ displays a mouse-pointer that happens
to be over the window in which GGI displays.

> If I implement in my aplication a mouse-pointer outgoing from the fbdev
> target, then there are two mouse pointers in the x-target.
> It seems to be practically to have either in libggi a mouse-pointer
> function or at least an option, which switches off the mouse-pointer in
> the x-target.

The latter would be more practical. LibWMH might be a suitable place ...

> Is a support for mouse-pointers planned?

Well - some day ... but ...

CU, ANdy

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= Andreas Beck                    |  Email :  <andreas.beck@ggi-project.org> =