Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!caen!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!olivea!isc-br!tau-ceti!dogear!kharma!dave From: dave@kharma Newsgroups: comp.databases Subject: Re: Using a mouse with CLIPPER 5.0 ! Possible [ Y/N ] ? Message-ID: Date: 7 May 91 04:04:38 GMT References: <17252.2824316c@ul.ie> Organization: Computer Concern of Springdale, WA 1-800-786-7109 Lines: 25 parkere@ul.ie writes: > Hi, > Can anyone tell me if it is possible to code, using C or Clipper > functions, routines for handling a mouse. What I am trying to do is to > create a menu system which will allow the users to use either the keypad > or a mouse. > > Any help or source code on this would be much apprecited. > Let me answer this one in a different way. Nearly every major manufacturer of desk rodents sells the software under which the mousie becomes a Microsoft compatible...They usually sell a mini-compiler that uses a Pascal-like language with which the user can custom-design mouse menus, mouse actions, etc to suit their need. Instead of hard coding the mouse instructions, why not do like some of the Shareware authors do? Send the compiled and uncompiled code to drive both a Genius, Logitech and a Microsoft Mouse. Let the user choose. It might be easier that way, and you would be free of the obligation to mess with it. Let me know what you think.... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - isc-br!tau-ceti!dogear!kharma!dave [dave@kharma] Dave Laird, SysOp: kharma The Computer Concern, Springdale, WA 258-7109 or 1-800-786-7109 kharma: 509-233-8474 (Local from Spokane Area) 24hrs 1200-14400 (HST)