pointer_mode

SilverScreenAPI

void pointer_mode ( int new_mode )

int new_mode;// pointer mode number

Synopsis

#include "silver.h"

The pointer_mode function sets the mode of operation of the pointing device.

Parameters

The behavior of the pointing device based on the value of new_mode as described below:

Mode 0 causes the pointing device to be disabled.

Mode 1 causes the pointing device to operate in keystroke mode. Pointer movement is translated into the MULTI_KEY event. When MULTI_KEY is returned, the predefined variables multi_right and multi_down are set to an equivalent number of right and down arrows (which may be negative, indicating either leftward or upward travel). Mode 1 also causes certain events to be translated to keystrokes:

Mouse Event	Returned Event
M_LEFT	CRETURN
M_BOTH	ESCAPE

Mode 2 causes mouse events to be returned without translation. Here are the events that may be returned:

Event	Description
M_LEFT	left mouse button up
M_RIGHT	right mouse button up
M_CLEFT	CTRL + left mouse button
M_CRIGHT	CTRL + right mouse button
M_BOTH	both mouse buttons
M_DELTA	mouse movement
M_LDOWN	mouse left button down
M_RDOWN	mouse right button down
M_BDOWN	both mouse button down

Return Value

none.

Comments

pointer events may be retrieved via inchar and nextkey .