Cannot get mouse working in linux console
lazarus / 66-Unix

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jalphonse · 2015-01-14 09:26

Hi,
I try to program the mouse in a linux console (xterm). Even with the
very simple example given in the mouse unit reference, I cannot get it
working. When I run the example, it only prints ANSI escape code on
the console each time I press a mouse button.

Here is the code used:
Program Example2;
Uses mouse;
begin
  InitMouse;
  Writeln('Press right mouse button to exit program');
  While (GetMouseButtons<>MouseRightButton) do ;
  DoneMouse;
end.

Thank you for your help.

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Kays · 2017-03-19 22:51

Quote from: jalphonse on January 14, 2015, 10:26:55 amI try to program
the mouse in a linux console (xterm).The Linux console or the Linux
terminal is the tty which you usually access via pressing e.g.
[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F1].

Quote from: jalphonse on January 14, 2015, 10:26:55 amWhen I run the
example, it only prints ANSI escape code on the console each time I
press a mouse button. […]This corresponds to the documented behavior:
Quote from: Reference for unit 'Mouse'No support for graphical screens
is implemented, and there are (currently) no plans to implement
this.Starting your application on the Linux terminal (not under X11 or
Wayland) [while gpm is running] results in the expected behavior.