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LEARN ABOUT SUSE
aa_getmouse
aa_getmouse(3) Library Functions Manual aa_getmouse(3)
NAME
aa_getmouse - Get mouse position as specified by last mouse event read by aa_getevent.
SYNOPSIS
#include <aalib.h>
void aa_getmouse
(
aa_context *c,
int *x,
int *y,
int *b
);
PARAMETERS
aa_context *c
Specifies the AA-lib context to operate on.
int *x Used to return X coordinate of mouse in characters.
int *y Used to return Y coordinate of mouse in characters.
int *b Used to return button mask of mouse. (Values used are AA_BUTTON1, AA_BUTTON2 and AA_BUTTON3).
DESCRIPTION
Get mouse position as specified by last mouse event read by aa_getevent.
SEE ALSO
save_d(3), mem_d(3), aa_help(3), aa_formats(3), aa_fonts(3), aa_dithernames(3), aa_drivers(3), aa_kbddrivers(3), aa_mousedrivers(3),
aa_kbdrecommended(3), aa_mouserecommended(3), aa_displayrecommended(3), aa_defparams(3), aa_defrenderparams(3), aa_scrwidth(3),
aa_scrheight(3), aa_mmwidth(3), aa_mmheight(3), aa_imgwidth(3), aa_imgheight(3), aa_image(3), aa_text(3), aa_attrs(3), aa_currentfont(3),
aa_autoinit(3), aa_autoinitkbd(3), aa_autoinitmouse(3), aa_recommendhi(3), aa_recommendlow(3), aa_init(3), aa_initkbd(3), aa_initmouse(3),
aa_close(3), aa_uninitkbd(3), aa_uninitmouse(3), aa_fastrender(3), aa_render(3), aa_puts(3), aa_printf(3), aa_gotoxy(3), aa_hidecursor(3),
aa_showcursor(3), aa_hidemouse(3), aa_showmouse(3), aa_registerfont(3), aa_setsupported(3), aa_setfont(3), aa_getevent(3), aa_getkey(3),
aa_resize(3), aa_resizehandler(3), aa_parseoptions(3), aa_edit(3), aa_createedit(3), aa_editkey(3), aa_putpixel(3), aa_recommendhikbd(3),
aa_recommendlowkbd(3), aa_recommendhimouse(3), aa_recommendlowmouse(3), aa_recommendhidisplay(3), aa_recommendlowdisplay(3)
c2man aalib.h 8 September 1999 aa_getmouse(3)