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DateSun, 28 Jun 1998 02:05:38 -0400 (EDT)
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SubjectRe: OBSOLETE STUFF (gpm, etc..)
The only jumpyness I've ever noticed (I've easily seen GPM on 50+
computers with a bunch of input devices) is that you only have a character
resolution cursor to move around.

On Sun, 28 Jun 1998 nuke@bayside.net wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Jun 1998, Ragnar Hojland Espinosa wrote:
> 
> > > On Fri, Jun 26, 1998 at 06:05:04 PM -0700, dalecki wrote:
> > > > 2. The whole console selection related ioctl stuff.
> > > > 
> > > > 	It was broken from the beginning on. There is currently a new
> > > > 	replacement mechanism: /dev/vcs, which should provide the same
> > > > 	funcionality. Removing it will only break the in my oppinion
> > > > 	anyway toyish mouse selection on text based consoles. This is
> > > > 	something that will not break the system since this
> > > > 	functionality isn't essential for operation.
> > > > 	(8k)
> > > "toyish mouse selection on text based consoles" is somthing that _many_
> > > linux users find very useful.  Replace the code in gpm that uses this
> > > with /dev/vcsa, then wait a couple of years, then remove the code.
> > 
> > Why? You just have to upgrade another program, along with the other, say, 
> > 10, that you will have to upgrade if you are coming from 2.0. Or are there
> > any other programs using the same code as gpm?  And, btw, I find selection
> > and gpm highly useful.
> 
> while we're on the subject, does anyone else have really flaky mouse
> motion with a serial mouse in gpm? it kind of jumps around, but it's still
> usable. i wouldn't consider it a bug, but more of something that could be
> improved on. it's happened on every linux system i've ever used with gpm
> and a serial mouse (about 15 or so different systems, with different mice)
> 
> i apologize if this is the wrong place to ask, but if it's a kernel issue
> having to do with IRQ's or scheduling or whatnot, it would be better
> answered here. note that the mentioned behavior does NOT happen with a
> ps/2 bus mouse.
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