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Article #2021Re: A few questions
From: Rob DeMillo
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1986 01:43
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1986 01:43
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In article <2285@gitpyr.UUCP> tynor@gitpyr.UUCP (Steve Tynor) writes:
>>>- Nothing I've seen except NeoChrome (which throws away the user interface
>>>standard altogether) uses the right mouse button. The documentation doesn't
>>>talk about it. In fact, I don't think GEM supports it. Good thing it's
>>>there, huh?
>>
>> Is this a serious comment? I'll assume so and treat it as such.
>> First off, there *is* a use for it that you can demonstrate for yourself,
>>in the privacy of your own home. First, open two windows. Now, hold down
>>the right mouse button. OK, double-click (left) on a file in the *non*-active
>>window. Whaddya know! A use for the right mouse button! Even ignoring
>>that small but useful use, do you think there's a possibility that A) people
>>may want to use it in their own applications, and B) there just may be some
>>things in life that you haven't yet encountered?
>
>The fact is that the AES event library calls do *not* allow you to wait for
>a right mouse button event. In order to use the right mouse button, you
>must poll the mouse. Methinks the gentleman has a valid gripe.
>
> Steve Tynor
Methinks you ought to RTFM...
ev_breturn = evnt_button(ev_bclicks, ev_bmask,
ev_bstate, &ev_bmx, &ev_bmy,
&ev_button, &ev_bkstate);
where ev_bmask: the mouse buttons to be taken into account
when reading the mouse:
01 = left button
02 = right button
03 = both buttons
I've tried it, it works...I think you should consider point (B) from
the second poster...
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--- Rob DeMillo
Madison Academic Computer Center
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ARPA: demillo@unix.macc.wisc.edu (now isn't that easier?)
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ihnp4!qantel!lll-lcc!lll-crg!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!demillo From: demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16 Subject: Re: A few questions Message-ID: <301@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 26-Sep-86 21:43:26 EDT Article-I.D.: uwmacc.301 Posted: Fri Sep 26 21:43:26 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 30-Sep-86 05:58:18 EDT References: <233@husc6.HARVARD.EDU> <280@uwmacc.UUCP> <2285@gitpyr.UUCP> Reply-To: demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo) Distribution: na Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center Lines: 49