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diff --git a/historic/selection/README.selection b/historic/selection/README.selection new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7435161d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/historic/selection/README.selection @@ -0,0 +1,151 @@ + 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 |