03-08-2013
Bravo!! Thanks a ton again!!
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mouse_waitforupdate
mouse_waitforupdate(3) Svgalib User Manual mouse_waitforupdate(3)
NAME
mouse_waitforupdate - wait for an mouse update
SYNOPSIS
#include <vgamouse.h>
void mouse_waitforupdate(void);
DESCRIPTION
This reads in mouse events from the mouse buffer and updates the internal svgalib variables which store the current mouse position and but-
ton states. If there are no events the function does not return until one occurs.
SEE ALSO
svgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5), eventtest(6), mouse_close(3), mouse_init(3), mouse_getposition_6d(3), mouse_setposition(3),
mouse_setscale(3), mouse_setwrap(3), mouse_setxrange(3), mouse_getx(3), mouse_waitforupdate(3), vga_setmousesupport(3), mouse_seteven-
thandler(3), vga_waitevent(3)
AUTHOR
This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>. The exact source of the referenced function as well as of the
original documentation is unknown.
It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>.
Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections
to this first version of the svgalib manual.
Svgalib (>= 1.2.11) 27 July 1997 mouse_waitforupdate(3)