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NAME
mousetest - tests the svgalib mouse driver
SYNOPSIS
mousetest
DESCRIPTION
A simple program to test mouse functionality. This uses basic VGA
functionality (or an svga mode you specify, you should stick to 256
color modes).
The proper setup mouse should move the cursor (drawing spots in the
current color). Left button changes color, right button (or <Ctrl>-C)
aborts.
You can set a videomode to use by setting the environment variable
SVGALIB_DEFAULT_MODE to a number (see vgatest for a list) or a string
like G0x1x2 where you replace 0 with desired x resolution, 1 with the
desired y rez, and 2 with the desired number of colors (2, 16, 256,
32K, 64K, 16M, 16M4). Again, only certain choices are available, see
vgatest for a list.
In case nothing is selected, G320x200x256 is choosen.
This demo is part of svgalib and can be found in the demos/
subdirectory of the original svgalib distribution. However, it is not
installed in the system by default, s.t. it is unclear where you can
find it if your svgalib was installed by some linux distribution. Even
then, when you have the demo on your system, you probably won't have
the sources s.t. it is only of limited use for you.
In case of any such problem, simply get an svgalib distribution from
the net. You even don't need to install it. Just make in the demos/
subdirecty. As of this writing, svgalib-1.2.12.tar.gz is the latest
version and can be retrieved by ftp from sunsite.unc.edu at
/pub/Linux/libs/graphics and tsx-11.mit.edu at /pub/linux/sources/libs
which will most probably be mirrored by a site close to you.
SEE ALSO
svgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5), threed(6), accel(6),
bg_test(6), eventtest(6), forktest(6), fun(6), keytest(6),
scrolltest(6), speedtest(6), spin(6), testaccel(6), testgl(6),
testlinear(6), vgatest(6), plane(6), wrapdemo(6)
AUTHOR
This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-
essen.de>. The exact source of the referenced demo as well as of the
original documentation is unknown.
It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm
Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>.
Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the
original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to
this first version of the svgalib manual.
Svgalib 1.3.0 8 April 1998 mousetest(6)