From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DxTzd-0006AB-Pk for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:17:30 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j6QIHDda029349; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:17:13 GMT Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [134.68.220.30]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j6QIHDV6019590 for ; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:17:13 GMT Message-Id: <200507261817.j6QIHDV6019590@robin.gentoo.org> Received: from lark.gentoo.osuosl.org ([140.211.166.177] helo=lark.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with smtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DxTzW-0002K6-3t for gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:17:22 +0000 Received: by lark.gentoo.org (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:17:07 +0000 From: "Xavier Neys" Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:17:07 +0000 To: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: gpm.xml Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-doc-cvs@gentoo.org Reply-to: docs-team@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: f67e2142-b991-4675-8518-40e78a573d18 X-Archives-Hash: 2fb3c461ed198c8b2efcf9ab341193e4 neysx 05/07/26 18:17:07 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en gpm.xml Log: Coding style, removed installCD mention Revision Changes Path 1.2 +51 -54 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gpm.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gpm.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gpm.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gpm.xml.diff?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&cvsroot=gentoo Index: gpm.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gpm.xml,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 --- gpm.xml 26 Jul 2005 17:56:59 -0000 1.1 +++ gpm.xml 26 Jul 2005 18:17:07 -0000 1.2 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - + Using a Mouse within the Console @@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ -This guide shows you how to set up and use gpm (the General -Purpose Mouse server) from within a command line interface. -This is especially useful for new Gentoo installations or -for systems that cannot or do not use an X server. +This guide shows you how to set up and use gpm (the General Purpose Mouse +server) from within a command line interface. This is especially useful for new +Gentoo installations or for systems that cannot or do not use an X server. @@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ 1.0 -2005-07-19 +2005-07-26 Getting gpm @@ -29,10 +28,10 @@

-If you've just installed Gentoo, you almost certainly don't have your mouse -set up to work within a command line interface (CLI) yet. Or perhaps you -can't use or don't need an X server, yet you still need to use a mouse. The -solution is simple: gpm, the General Purpose Mouse server. +If you've just installed Gentoo, you almost certainly don't have your mouse set +up to work within a command line interface (CLI) yet. Or perhaps you can't use +or don't need an X server, yet you still need to use a mouse. The solution is +simple: gpm, the General Purpose Mouse server.

@@ -44,8 +43,8 @@

-You might have noticed a few messages during the compilation that warned -about configuring the server. You must do this before starting gpm. +You might have noticed a few messages during the compilation that warned about +configuring the server. You must do this before starting gpm.

@@ -58,9 +57,9 @@

-Before you can use gpm, you will need to uncomment the lines -corresponding to the location and protocol of your mouse. You do this by -editing the gpm configuration file: +Before you can use gpm, you will need to uncomment the lines corresponding to +the location and protocol of your mouse. You do this by editing the gpm +configuration file: 

@@ -68,17 +67,17 @@

-In my case, I have a USB mouse on /dev/input/mouse0. So, I -have uncommented /dev/input/mice, as this is the cumulative -device for all mice on the system, and the appropriate protocol. -Try using /dev/input/mice before /dev/psaux, as -the latter is deprecated and can be disabled in the latest 2.6 kernels. If -/dev/input/mice fails, then fall back to other devices. Here is -my example /etc/conf.d/gpm: +In my case, I have a USB mouse on /dev/input/mouse0. So, I have +uncommented /dev/input/mice, as this is the cumulative device for +all mice on the system, and the appropriate protocol. Try using +/dev/input/mice before /dev/psaux, as the latter is +deprecated and can be disabled in the latest 2.6 kernels. If +/dev/input/mice fails, then fall back to other devices. Here is my +example /etc/conf.d/gpm: 

-# Please uncomment the type of mouse you have and the appropriate MOUSEDEV entry
+(Please uncomment the type of mouse you have and the appropriate MOUSEDEV entry)
 
 #MOUSE=ps2
 MOUSE=imps2
@@ -87,26 +86,25 @@

-If you have a wheelmouse, you will want to use the imps2 protocol, so -uncomment that line. If imps2 and ps2 both fail to work for you, please -refer to the gpm info page (info gpm) for other protocols to try. -Also, if you want to be able to click on hyperlinks in terminals to -navigate to a website, it is a good idea to follow the suggestion in the -/etc/conf.d/gpm file: +If you have a wheelmouse, you will want to use the imps2 protocol, so uncomment +that line. If imps2 and ps2 both fail to work for you, please refer to the gpm +info page (info gpm) for other protocols to try. Also, if you want to be +able to click on hyperlinks in terminals to navigate to a website, it is a good +idea to follow the suggestion in the /etc/conf.d/gpm file: 

-# Please uncomment this line if you want gpm to understand charsets
-# used in URLs and names with ~ or : in them, etc.
-# This is a good idea to turn on!
+(Please uncomment this line if you want gpm to understand charsets
+used in URLs and names with ~ or : in them, etc.
+This is a good idea to turn on!)
 
 APPEND="-l \"a-zA-Z0-9_.:~/\300-\326\330-\366\370-\377\""

-The rest of the conf.d file contains other suggestions for your mouse server; -uncomment the various options according to your needs. See man gpm -for more information. +The rest of the conf.d file contains other suggestions for your mouse server; +uncomment the various options according to your needs. See man gpm for +more information.

@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@

-Now that your mouse server is installed and configured, it's time to start +Now that your mouse server is installed and configured, it's time to start using it:

@@ -128,9 +126,9 @@

-You should see a block cursor appear. Remember that only root can run the gpm -init script. However, to avoid having to su and run the script every -single time you begin a new session, why not set gpm to begin every time you +You should see a block cursor appear. Remember that only root can run the gpm +init script. However, to avoid having to su and run the script every +single time you begin a new session, why not set gpm to begin every time you turn on your computer?

@@ -139,8 +137,8 @@

-Now, whenever you start your computer, you'll be greeted by the console cursor -by the time you get to the login prompt. The mouse server will continue to run +Now, whenever you start your computer, you'll be greeted by the console cursor +by the time you get to the login prompt. The mouse server will continue to run even if you're not logged in as root.

@@ -155,13 +153,13 @@

-Copying and pasting large blocks of text with a working mouse server is very -easy. Simply highlight the text with the left mouse button (it will stay -highlighted when you release the button), switch to a different terminal if you -wish, position the cursor, and press the middle mouse button to paste the text -where you placed the cursor. Note that you can copy and paste without ever +Copying and pasting large blocks of text with a working mouse server is very +easy. Simply highlight the text with the left mouse button (it will stay +highlighted when you release the button), switch to a different terminal if you +wish, position the cursor, and press the middle mouse button to paste the text +where you placed the cursor. Note that you can copy and paste without ever leaving the terminal you started. This makes posting the output of error -messages to the Gentoo forums +messages to the Gentoo forums extremely simple.

@@ -173,19 +171,18 @@

If you have a message on one screen and a text-mode web browser on the other, -- gentoo-doc-cvs@gentoo.org mailing list