vga_getmousetype(3)						Svgalib User Manual					       vga_getmousetype(3)

NAME

       mouse_getcaps - returns the capabilities of the mouse

SYNOPSIS

       #include <vgamouse.h>

       int mouse_getcaps(struct MouseCaps *caps);

DESCRIPTION

       This fills a structure with information about the capabilities of the mouse as configured in /etc/vga/libvga.config.

       The return value is 0 on success, -1 on failure. Failure indicates that an older version of the svgalib library is being used that does not
       support this function, and the capabilities should be inferred from the mouse type as retrieved by the function vga_getmousetype(3).

       The MouseCaps structure contains the following members:

       int key;
	      After a successful call of mouse_getcaps this should be set to MOUSE_GOTCAPS.  The values of this and the other  members	are  unde-
	      fined in the case of failure.
       int buttons;
	      A  bitmask  indicating  which  buttons  are supported by the device, composed of the constants MOUSE_LEFTBUTTON, MOUSE_MIDDLEBUTTON,
	      MOUSE_RIGHTBUTTON, MOUSE_FOURTHBUTTON, MOUSE_FIFTHBUTTON, MOUSE_SIXTHBUTTON, and MOUSE_RESETBUTTON. Note that MOUSE_MIDDLEBUTTON may
	      be set when using mouse protocols that support a middle button even if there is no button physically present on the mouse.
       int axes;
	      A  bitmask  indicating  which  axes  are	supported  by  the  device,  composed of the constants MOUSE_XDIM, MOUSE_YDIM, MOUSE_ZDIM,
	      MOUSE_RXDIM, MOUSE_RYDIM, and MOUSE_RZDIM.
       int info;
	      A bitmask indicating other information about the mouse. Currently the only field defined is MOUSE_INFO_WHEEL, which  indicates  that
	      the mouse is a wheel mouse.
       int reserved0;
	      Reserved for future use.
       int reserved1;
	      Reserved for future use.

       Your  application  may use this info to perform specific actions (go into a 3d pointer device mode or make use of a wheel for scrolling for
       example).

SEE ALSO

       svgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5),	mousetest(6),  spin(6),  mouse_close(3),  mouse_getposition_6d(3),  mouse_getx(3),  mouse_init(3),
       mouse_setposition(3), mouse_setscale(3), mouse_setwrap(3), mouse_setxrange(3), mouse_update(3), mouse_waitforupdate(3), vga_getmousetype(3)
       vga_init(3), vga_setmousesupport(3), vga_waitevent(3)

AUTHOR

       This manual page was heavily edited by Brion Vibber <brion@pobox.com> from material on another function	edited	by  Michael  Weller  <eow-
       mob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>. The exact source of the original documentation is unknown.

       It is very likely that it is at least to some extent due to Harm Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>.

       Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby ask to be excused by the original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to
       this first version of the svgalib manual.

Svgalib (>;= 1.3.0)						    5 July 1998 					       vga_getmousetype(3)