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authoryokota <yokota@FreeBSD.org>2000-04-03 09:38:52 +0000
committeryokota <yokota@FreeBSD.org>2000-04-03 09:38:52 +0000
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Brush up the last commit.
- Expand contractions. - Change some expressions. - Reword the sections that describe the reporting of down events. Submitted by: sheldonh
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/moused')
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/moused/moused.826
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/moused/moused.8 b/usr.sbin/moused/moused.8
index 4f3c1d7..5f0449f 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/moused/moused.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/moused/moused.8
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ in the text mode console.
The user program which is reading mouse data
via
.Xr sysmouse 4
-won't be affected.
+will not be affected.
.It Fl D
Lower DTR on the serial port.
This option is valid only if
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ the
.Nm
daemon waits
.Ar timeout
-msec at maximum before deciding if two buttons are pressed
+msec at most before deciding whether two buttons are being pressed
simultaneously.
The default timeout is 200 msec.
.It Fl F Ar rate
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ If this option is given together with the
.Fl i
option, the
.Nm
-command won't be able to print useful information for the serial mouse.
+command will not be able to print useful information for the serial mouse.
.It Fl R
Lower RTS on the serial port.
This option is valid only if
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Select the baudrate for the serial port (1200 to 9600).
Not all serial mice support this option.
.It Fl c
Some mice report middle button down events
-as if the left and right buttons are pressed.
+as if the left and right buttons are being pressed.
This option handles this.
.It Fl d
Enable debugging messages.
@@ -339,24 +339,24 @@ maybe:
.It Ar y
X or Y axis movement will be reported when the Z axis movement is detected.
.It Ar N
-Report the virtual buttons
+Report down events for the virtual buttons
.Ar N
and
.Ar N+1
-down events respectively when negative and positive Z axis movement
+respectively when negative and positive Z axis movement
is detected.
-There doesn't need to be physical buttons
+There do not need to be physical buttons
.Ar N
and
.Ar N+1 .
Note that mapping to logical buttons is carried out after mapping
from the Z axis movement to the virtual buttons is done.
.It Ar N1 N2
-Report the virtual buttons
+Report down events for the virtual buttons
.Ar N1
and
.Ar N2
-down events respectively when negative and positive Z axis movement
+respectively when negative and positive Z axis movement
is detected.
.It Ar N1 N2 N3 N4
This is useful for the mouse with two wheels of which
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ If the buttons
.Ar N3
and
.Ar N4
-actually exist in this mouse, their actions won't be detected.
+actually exist in this mouse, their actions will not be detected.
.Pp
Note that horizontal movement or second roller/wheel movement may not
always be detected,
@@ -480,10 +480,10 @@ protocol.
3-button serial mice may work with the
.Ar mousesystems
protocol.
-If it doesn't, it may work with the
+If it does not, it may work with the
.Ar microsoft
protocol although
-the third (middle) button won't function.
+the third (middle) button will not function.
3-button serial mice may also work with the
.Ar mouseman
protocol under which the third button may function as expected.
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ to use
.Xr sysmouse ,
then the application program will always see mouse data from either mice.
When the serial mouse is not attached, the corresponding mouse daemon
-won't detect any movement or button state change and the application
+will not detect any movement or button state change and the application
program will only see mouse data coming from the daemon for the
PS/2 mouse.
In contrast when both mice are attached and both of them
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