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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/moused/moused.8')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/moused/moused.8 | 39 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/moused/moused.8 b/usr.sbin/moused/moused.8 index f635a15..4b2138d 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/moused/moused.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/moused/moused.8 @@ -89,14 +89,17 @@ data to the device so that the user program will see it. .Pp If the mouse daemon receives the signal .Dv SIGHUP , -it will reopen the mouse port and reinitialize itself. Useful if +it will reopen the mouse port and reinitialize itself. +Useful if the mouse is attached/detached while the system is suspended. .Pp If the mouse daemon receives the signal .Dv SIGUSR1 , -it will stop passing mouse events. Sending the signal -.Dv SIGUSR1 -again will resume passing mouse events. Useful if your typing on a laptop is +it will stop passing mouse events. +Sending the signal +.Dv SIGUSR1 +again will resume passing mouse events. +Useful if your typing on a laptop is interrupted by accidentally touching the mouse pad. .Pp The following options are available: @@ -613,11 +616,11 @@ protocol. To test if the selected protocol type is correct for the given mouse, enable the mouse pointer in the current virtual console, .Pp -.Dl vidcontrol -m on +.Dl "vidcontrol -m on" .Pp start the mouse daemon in the foreground mode, .Pp -.Dl moused -f -p Ar _selected_port_ -t Ar _selected_protocol_ +.Dl "moused -f -p <selected_port> -t <selected_protocol>" .Pp and see if the mouse pointer travels correctly according to the mouse movement. @@ -668,7 +671,7 @@ utility UNIX-domain stream socket for X10 MouseRemote events .El .Sh EXAMPLES -.Dl moused -p /dev/cuad0 -i type +.Dl "moused -p /dev/cuad0 -i type" .Pp Let the .Nm @@ -676,9 +679,10 @@ utility determine the protocol type of the mouse at the serial port .Pa /dev/cuad0 . If successful, the command will print the type, otherwise it will say .Dq Li unknown . -.Pp -.Dl moused -p /dev/cuad0 -.Dl vidcontrol -m on +.Bd -literal -offset indent +moused -p /dev/cuad0 +vidcontrol -m on +.Ed .Pp If the .Nm @@ -686,9 +690,10 @@ utility is able to identify the protocol type of the mouse at the specified port automatically, you can start the daemon without the .Fl t option and enable the mouse pointer in the text console as above. -.Pp -.Dl moused -p /dev/mouse -t microsoft -.Dl vidcontrol -m on +.Bd -literal -offset indent +moused -p /dev/mouse -t microsoft +vidcontrol -m on +.Ed .Pp Start the mouse daemon on the serial port .Pa /dev/mouse . @@ -698,27 +703,27 @@ is explicitly specified by the .Fl t option. .Pp -.Dl moused -p /dev/mouse -m 1=3 -m 3=1 +.Dl "moused -p /dev/mouse -m 1=3 -m 3=1" .Pp Assign the physical button 3 (right button) to the logical button 1 (logical left) and the physical button 1 (left) to the logical button 3 (logical right). This will effectively swap the left and right buttons. .Pp -.Dl moused -p /dev/mouse -t intellimouse -z 4 +.Dl "moused -p /dev/mouse -t intellimouse -z 4" .Pp Report negative Z axis movement (i.e., mouse wheel) as the button 4 pressed and positive Z axis movement (i.e., mouse wheel) as the button 5 pressed. .Pp If you add .Pp -.Dl ALL ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/killall -USR1 moused +.Dl "ALL ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/killall -USR1 moused" .Pp to your .Pa /usr/local/etc/sudoers file, and bind .Pp -.Dl killall -USR1 moused +.Dl "killall -USR1 moused" .Pp to a key in your window manager, you can suspend mouse events on your laptop if you keep brushing over the mouse pad while typing. |