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From: stephen@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Stephen Whitney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Event multi
Keywords: ST right button stupid
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Date: 17 Oct 89 06:57:01 GMT
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Reply-To: stephen@oahu.UUCP (Stephen Whitney)
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Atari: I understand that it's not your fault that GEM is drain-bamaged and
can't detect _EITHER_ the right button _OR_ the left button in the same
evnt_multi call, but I have never yet seen a program which uses evnt_multi
to detect both buttons at the same time (Interlink uses this, but I'm sure
they've hacked their own VDI mouse handler or something.

How about _CHANGING_ evnt_multi so that if it sees a 3 in the button mask,
it returns if either button or both buttons are pressed.  Then the application
can check to see which it got.  Sound okay?  At least do this for TOS 1.6
so that TT software can use both buttons effectively without hacks! Pretty
please!!!

(While you're at it, the TT could probably do with a few more windows for
that nifty 1280x960 mode too.)

Just to be positive, I have Rainbow TOS, and I _LOVE_ it!!!  Wouldn't go
back for anything.  Fine job!

					--Steve Whitney