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From: cunniff@hpesoc1.HP.COM (Ross Cunniff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ReportMouse doesn't
Message-ID: <4200004@hpesoc1.HP.COM>
Date: 9 Feb 88 23:53:44 GMT
References: <415@boole.acc.virginia.edu>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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In article <415@boole.acc.virginia.edu>, pmy@boole.acc.virginia.edu writes:

>I'm trying to selectively enable and disable MOUSEMOVE broadcasts (from
>IDCMP). I open a window with the REPORTMOUSE flag set. I immediately
>shut off mouse reports with ReportMouse (w, 0). So far, so good (near
>as I can tell). The program is also watching for MOUSEBUTTONS. When
>the select button is pressed, I want to enable MOUSEMOVE reports.
>ReportMouse (w, 1), right? Wrong, and the Guru makes a special effort
>to tell me so. Also, when the select button is released, I want 
>MOUSEMOVEs disabled. Anyway, does anyone know what the problem is?
>Has the use of ReportMouse changed since 1.1? Thanks in advance,
>naturally.
>
>P.S. On closer inspection, ReportMouse (w, 0) had no effect at all.
>     Mousemove events came through anyway.
The interface to ReportMouse in amiga.lib is broken (on Lattice
compilers at least, not sure about Manx).  Instead of:

	ReportMouse( Win, Bool )

try:

	ReportMouse( Bool, Win )


>Pete Yadlowsky

				Ross Cunniff