NAME

       mouse_init, mouse_init_return_fd - specifically initialize a mouse

SYNOPSIS

       #include <vgamouse.h>

       int mouse_init(char *dev, int type, int samplerate);
       int mouse_init_return_fd(char *dev, int type, int samplerate);

DESCRIPTION

       These  routines  can be used to open the mouse manually, ignoring the mouse types or devices specified in
       the config file.

       dev is the name of the mouse device (defaults to /dev_mouse).

       samplerate may be one MOUSE_DEFAULTSAMPLERATE(150) or any other value. Probably it is in Hz.

       type is one of the types which are listed already in vga_getmousetype(3).

       If these routines are used it is not necessary to call vga_setmousesupport(3), but it's  probably  better
       to not use these and use vga_setmousesupport(3) instead.

       The  return_fd  version returns the file descriptor of the mouse device to allow you to do further tricks
       with the mouse (but the filehandle may change during a VC switch). The other version just  returns  0  if
       successful.  Both return -1 on error.

SEE ALSO

       svgalib(7),    vgagl(7),   libvga.config(5),   eventtest(6),   mouse_close(3),   mouse_getposition_6d(3),
       mouse_getx(3),    mouse_setposition(3),    mouse_setscale(3),    mouse_setwrap(3),    mouse_setxrange(3),
       mouse_update(3),      mouse_waitforupdate(3),      vga_setmousesupport(3),      mouse_seteventhandler(3),
       vga_waitevent(3)

AUTHOR

       This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>. The  exact  source  of  the
       referenced function 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 (>= 1.2.11)                               27 July 1997                                     mouse_init(3)