From 6293b3997d029bcbf85ff14c6a97257b52ae1b51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 05:55:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update moused docs. Submitted by: Kazutaka YOKOTA --- share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 index ec207c26c5d..69e30ec01c7 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $Id: rc.conf.5,v 1.7 1997/11/16 15:59:58 steve Exp $ +.\" $Id: rc.conf.5,v 1.8 1997/12/24 00:59:28 alex Exp $ .\" .Dd April 26, 1997 .Dt RC.CONF 5 @@ -592,35 +592,54 @@ this is the actual screen saver to use (blank, snake, daemon, etc). .Ar NO , this is the type of mouse you would like to use for doing cut/paste selection on the console. -It should be chosen from the following list of types: +The +.Xr moused 8 +daemon +is able to detect the appropriate mouse type automatically in many cases. +Set this variable to +.Ar auto +to let the daemon to detect it. +Or select one from the following list if it fails to do so for your mouse. .Bd -literal microsoft Microsoft mouse +intellimouse Microsoft IntelliMouse mousesystems Mouse systems Corp mouse mmseries MM Series mouse logitech Logitech mouse busmouse A bus mouse mouseman Logitech MouseMan and TrackMan +glidepoint ALPS GlidePoint +thinkingmouse Kensignton ThinkingMouse ps/2 PS/2 mouse mmhittab MM HitTablet .Ed +Even if your mouse is not in the above list, it may be compatible +with one in the list. Refer to the man page for +.Xr moused 8 +for compatibility information. +.Pp It should also be noted that while this is enabled, any other client of the mouse (such as an X server) should access the mouse through the virtual mouse device: .Pa /dev/sysmouse -and configure it as a mousesystems type mouse, since all +and configure it as a sysmouse type mouse, since all mouse data is converted to this single canonical format when using .Xr moused 8 . +If the client program does not support the sysmouse type, +specify the mousesystems type. It is the second prefered type. .It Ar moused_port (str) If .Ar moused_type is set, this is the actual port the mouse is on. It might be .Pa /dev/cuaa0 -for a COM1 serial mouse or +for a COM1 serial mouse, .Pa /dev/psm0 -for a PS/2 mouse, for example. +for a PS/2 mouse or +.Pa /dev/mse0 +for a bus mouse, for example. .It Ar moused_flags (str) If .Ar moused_type @@ -750,7 +769,7 @@ to be cleaned at startup. The .Nm file appeared in -.Bx 2.2.2 . +.Fx 2.2.2 . .Sh AUTHOR Jordan K. Hubbard.