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diff --git a/historic/selection/README.selection b/historic/selection/README.selection deleted file mode 100644 index 7435161d0..000000000 --- a/historic/selection/README.selection +++ /dev/null @@ -1,151 +0,0 @@ - selection 1.5: Copy and paste for Linux Virtual Consoles using mouse - -------------------------------------------------------------------- - -This package implements mouse-driven selection of text from a VC and pasting -of the text into the same or a different VC, the user interface being based -loosely on the equivalent xterm facility. - -Version 1.5 ------------ - - fixed support for bus mice. - - added support for PS/2 and Mouse Systems 3-byte mice. - - command line options added. - - updated for kernel version 0.99.pl10. - - cooperates with XFree86 1.2, for serial mice at least. - - enabled as part of normal kernel configuration process. - -Version 1.4 ------------ - - added manual page. - - updated for kernel version 0.99.pl0. - -Version 1.3 ------------ - - improved support for Logitech mice (speed set correctly). - - optional flag for left-handed users. - - corrected bug in Mouse Systems handling code. - -Version 1.2 ------------ - - disabled when console in graphics mode, eg. under X11 or MGR. - - uses default screen size if ioctl TIOCGWINSZ fails. - -Version 1.1 ------------ - - support for some common mouse types. - - selection by word or line as well as by character. - - changes in the interface to make it behave more like xterm. - -Manifest --------- - README - Makefile - selection.1 manual page - selection.man formatted manual page - patch-0.99.10 patches to kernel - mouse.c source for mouse driver - mouse.h mouse driver interface - selection.c source for selection manager - test-mouse.c test code for mouse compatibility - -Mouse support -------------- - -The following types of mouse are supported. - - - Microsoft - - MouseSystems 3-byte and 5-byte - - MM Series - - Logitech - - BusMouse - - PS/2 - -The code has been tested with various types of mice, including -Microsoft-compatible and Logitech, a three-button Mouse Systems, and with bus -and PS/2 mice; please tell me if it doesn't work with yours and you think it -ought to. - -Installation ------------- - -1. Check it out ---------------- - - - Make the mouse device. If you have a serial mouse, either use `mknod' to - make /dev/mouse reference the appropriate serial driver or create a - symbolic link from /dev/ttys? to /dev/mouse. If you have a bus mouse, - use `mknod' to create the bus mouse device if it doesn't already exist. - Make sure that your kernel is configured to support the appropriate - bus mouse device (specified during `make config'). - -e.g. mknod /dev/mouse c 4 64 -or ln -s /dev/ttys1 /dev/mouse (for serial mouse) - - mknod /dev/busmouse c 10 0 (for Logitech bus mouse) - - - Test your mouse for compatibility by using the test-mouse facility - supplied. Build it by typing `make test-mouse', then run `test-mouse'. - You may need to supply it with certain options; try `test-mouse -?'. - If your mouse device is not /dev/mouse, use the -m option. You should - be able to move the cursor over the entire screen, and draw - asterisks in different colours by moving the mouse while pressing - different buttons. Press both the left and right buttons while the mouse - is not moving to quit the program. The options that you find work with - `test-mouse' should also work with `selection'. - -2. Patch the kernel -------------------- - - [ NOTE: Precompiled versions of the kernel supplied with the SLS - package should already have the patch applied, in which case this - section may be skipped. ] - - - Apply the kernel patches, by going into the directory in which the - kernel source is located (eg. /usr/src/linux) and typing: - - patch < patch-0.99.10 - - The patches were generated against the standard 0.99.pl10 kernel. - -The following files are patched: - - config.in to add the selection mechanism as a - configuration option. - - kernel/chr_drv/tty_ioctl.c to provide the interface to the selection - mechanism via ioctl(..., TCIOLINUX, ...). - - kernel/chr_drv/console.c to implement the selection mechanism itself. - - - Reconfigure the kernel by typing 'make config', remembering to include - the selection mechanism by answering 'y' to the appropriate question. - - - To be safe, rebuild the kernel dependencies using 'make dep'. - - - Rebuild the kernel and reboot. - - - Make sure you have the /dev/tty0 (current VC) device. If not, make it using - - mknod /dev/tty0 c 4 0 - -3. Build the program --------------------- - - - Type `make' in the directory in which you unpacked the selection code; - this will build the `selection' executable. It has been tested with - gcc 2.3.3 and libc.so.4.3.3. - - - Run `selection &' to test it out. Use `selection -?' to see what - options are supported. Then type `make install', which installs the - executable in /etc and the manual page in /usr/man, and start it up - from /etc/rc.local. Consult the manual page for usage. It should - work with text screens of various sizes, e.g. 80x28, 80x50, etc. - -The default size of the paste buffer is 2048 bytes. This may be changed by -altering the value of SEL_BUFFER_SIZE in kernel/chr_drv/console.c. - -And that's all there is to it, hopefully. See the manual page for a more -detailed description of operation. Please let me know of any problems, -suggestions for enhancements, etc, etc. - -Andrew Haylett <ajh@gec-mrc.co.uk>, 17th June 1993 |