Subject: Re: Mouse button autorepeat
To: Juan RP <juan@xtrarom.org>
From: Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84@gmail.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 02/02/2006 23:44:03
El 02/02/2006, a las 23:42, Juan RP escribi=F3:

> On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 23:36:07 +0100
> "Julio M. Merino Vidal" <jmmv84@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hmm... well, I'd also have to take into account four-directional
>> scrolling, so add scroll.{left,right} to the mix.
>>
>> But, in fact, I like this idea a lot.  It'd free the user from timing
>> details and the kernel could do better to simulate the scrolling.
>> (I'm thinking about progressively accelerating the speed while
>> helding a button down.)  I could Just Work (TM) :-)
>
> Does that mean that I could use my scroll wheel to scroll up/down
> the text console? that would be great! :-)

No.  This has nothing to do with console scrolling.  It is just a way
to improve emulation of a mouse wheel by using two regular buttons.

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