[Coco] mouse on sdlmess (linux)

[Richard Goedeken]

I have used my linux PC mouse in sdlmess as a joystick, and it works, and it's
a USB mouse.  I think you just need to get it configured properly.  In
SDLMess, you need to start by pressing Scroll-Lock to disable the 'full
keyboard emulation' and go to partial emulation.  Then press Tab to get into
the config menu.  Does your OS9 software expect your 'mouse' to be in the Left
or Right joystick port?  I think MESS calls the right port as joystick 1, and
the left port is joystick 2.  Use the "Input (This System)" menu to configure
the joystick ports.  At the bottom of the menu, you can map your Mouse X/Y
axis to "AD Stick X Analog" and "AD Stick Y Analog" (or AD Stick X/Y 2 Analog
for left joystick port).  Then you can go back to the main config menu and
select the "System Configuration" menu.  From there, you can configure your
joysticks to act like a regular joystick/mouse, or a Rat Graphics Mouse
(whatever that is).  You can also set up hi-res joystick interfaces here if
necessary.

Richard

On 08/14/2014 05:10 AM, Robert Gault wrote:
> Bob Devries wrote:
>> Interestingly enough, I installed the same SDLMess on my P4 linux box running
>> KUbuntu, and the mouse works fine.
>> It appears to be either OS or hardware related. The Raspberry Pi uses a USB
>> mouse, while the P4 uses a PS/2 mouse.
>>
>> Regards, Bob Devries
>> Dalby, QLD, Australia
>>
> 
> I don't see any settings in MESS that distinguish between USB pointers and
> direct connects. There is a setting for mice vs joysticks and keyboard vs
> anything else.
> 
> You may need to look at the source code MESS uses for the Coco input to see if
> USB is possible.
> 
> Robert
> 
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