levericw@clutx.clarkson.edu (Allanon) (08/15/90)
I am running TC++ on a Zenith AT compatible with a Genius mouse and 4DOS.
when I shell out to DOS and return I no longer have a mouse cursor. The
mouse is still active, but I have no clue where it is pointing.
I have shelled out to both 4DOS and COMMAND.COM, the same problem occurs
both ways. I have ~234K memory left after I shell out, is this a bug,
or do I have something set wrong?
E-Mail me and I will Post Summary.
Thanks in advance.
Walden
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In article <1990Aug14.232917.12415@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> levericw@clutx.clarkson.edu (Allanon) writes:
I am running TC++ on a Zenith AT compatible with a Genius mouse and 4DOS.
when I shell out to DOS and return I no longer have a mouse cursor. The
mouse is still active, but I have no clue where it is pointing.
This is not a bug with TC++, but rather a bug with Genius's mouse driver.
Call genius, get the new version. A friend of mine had this problem, before
they shipped the newest driver. Once he ran it, however, he had no problems.rzi@philpav.UUCP (Roman Zielinski) (08/16/90)
In article <1990Aug14.232917.12415@sun.soe.clarkson.edu>, levericw@clutx.clarkson.edu (Allanon) writes: > I am running TC++ on a Zenith AT compatible with a Genius mouse and 4DOS. > when I shell out to DOS and return I no longer have a mouse cursor. The > mouse is still active, but I have no clue where it is pointing. I have TC++ both on my both 386SX, at home where I have Genius Mouse, and at my office where I have Microsoft Bus Mouse. Genius, as you have reported disappears after excursion to DOS and also when running debug. However BusMus behaves much more civilized, it survives all these terrible situations. I think that there are some Genious uncompatibili- ties, so we should get our money back (even if that is a nonexpencive rat...?) +-------------------------------------------+ _--~--_ | Roman M. Zielinski | ---- / \ ---- | Philips Tele & Data System AB | ---- ( |^^^| ) ---- | S-115 84 Stockholm, Sweden | ---- \ \ / / --- | tel +46 8 782 1373 | |=====| +-------------------------------------------+ |=====| | NET ADDR: uunet!mcsun!sunic!philpav!rzi | |=====| +-------------------------------------------+ ~~U~~
davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (08/17/90)
This discussion does not relate to binaries in comp.binaries.ibm.pc.
Please move the discussion to comp.sys.ibm.pc, where it is appropriate
and will get a better readership.
This is not a flame, it is a polite request from the moderator of
c.b.i.p. Let's try to keep c.b.i.p.d on topic.
Thanks.
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"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -medpm@cs.cmu.edu (David Maynard) (08/22/90)
> I am running TC++ on a Zenith AT compatible with a Genius mouse and 4DOS. > when I shell out to DOS and return I no longer have a mouse cursor. The > mouse is still active, but I have no clue where it is pointing. > This is not a bug with TC++, but rather a bug with Genius's mouse driver. > Call genius, get the new version. A friend of mine had this problem, before > they shipped the newest driver. Once he ran it, however, he had no problems. I've got a Mouse Systems mouse with a similar problem. Whenever I switch back from the user screen to the IDE screen, the cursor has disappeared. If I "feel" my way around and choose the screen refresh menu item, it reappears. Does anyone know if a driver update will fix this? Thanks, David --- David P. Maynard (dpm@cs.cmu.edu) Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 ---
shack@cs.arizona.edu (David Michael Shackelford) (08/23/90)
In article <0aodK5_00jctICXkc4@cs.cmu.edu> dpm@cs.cmu.edu (David Maynard) writes: >> I am running TC++ on a Zenith AT compatible with a Genius mouse and 4DOS. >> when I shell out to DOS and return I no longer have a mouse cursor. The >> mouse is still active, but I have no clue where it is pointing. > >> This is not a bug with TC++, but rather a bug with Genius's mouse driver. >> Call genius, get the new version. A friend of mine had this problem, before >> they shipped the newest driver. Once he ran it, however, he had no problems. > >I've got a Mouse Systems mouse with a similar problem. Whenever I >switch back from the user screen to the IDE screen, the cursor has >disappeared. If I "feel" my way around and choose the screen refresh >menu item, it reappears. Does anyone know if a driver update will fix >this? > >Thanks, >David > --- > David P. Maynard (dpm@cs.cmu.edu) > Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering > Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 > --- This is an example of a very common bug with TC++, which involves all types of mouse drivers. The problem is caused by calls that TC makes to "new" mouse functions which were not supported by "old" drivers. In the new drivers, the mouse cursor position and type can be saved and restored by programs, which is what TC++ is doing. In nearly all cases, a driver update will fix the TC++ mouse problem. My mouse is a Microsoft PS/2 mouse version 6.11, and Borland says that I need a newer version. I just contacted Microsoft and requested a 7.04 mouse driver. They popped it in the mail the same day. Hope this helps with your solution. Dave David M. Shackelford (shack@cs.arizona.edu) Department of Computer Science <<Student>> Tucson, AZ Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: Mouse bug in Turbo C++ Summary: Expires: References: <1990Aug14.232917.12415@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> <BIANCO.90Aug15082441@tulip.cs.odu.edu> <0aodK5_00jctICXkc4@cs.cmu.edu> Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson Keywords: Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: Mouse bug in Turbo C++ Summary: Expires: References: <1990Aug14.232917.12415@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> <BIANCO.90Aug15082441@tulip.cs.odu.edu> <0aodK5_00jctICXkc4@cs.cmu.edu> Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson Keywords: In article <0aodK5_00jctICXkc4@cs.cmu.edu> dpm@cs.cmu.edu (David Maynard) writes: >I've got a Mouse Systems mouse with a similar problem. Whenever I >switch back from the user screen to the IDE screen, the cursor has >disappeared. If I "feel" my way around and choose the screen refresh >menu item, it reappears. Does anyone know if a driver update will fix >this? > >Thanks, >David > --- This is an example of a very common bug with TC++, which involves all types of mouse drivers. The problem is caused by calls that TC makes to "new" mouse functions which were not supported by "old" drivers. In the new drivers, the mouse cursor position and type can be saved and restored by programs, which is what TC++ is doing. In nearly all cases, a driver update will fix the TC++ mouse problem. My mouse is a Microsoft PS/2 mouse version 6.11, and Borland says that I need a newer version. I just contacted Microsoft and requested a 7.04 mouse driver. They popped it in the mail the same day. Hope this helps with your solution. Dave David M. Shackelford (shack@cs.arizona.edu) Department of Computer Science <<Student>> Tucson, AZ
shack@cs.arizona.edu (David Michael Shackelford) (08/23/90)
Sorry about the stuff after my article, not sure what happened! :-) Dave.
msschaa@cs.vu.nl (Schaap MS) (08/30/90)
In article <373@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> shack@cs.arizona.edu (David Michael Shackelford) writes: > >In nearly all cases, a driver update will fix the TC++ mouse problem. >My mouse is a Microsoft PS/2 mouse version 6.11, and Borland says that >I need a newer version. I just contacted Microsoft and requested a 7.04 >mouse driver. They popped it in the mail the same day. Is it legal to send someoe a mouse driver by Email? If so, could someone send me a Microsoft mouse driver v. 7? Thanks in advance, Michael Schaap msschaa@cs.vu.nl
ttp@lanl.gov (T T Phillips) (08/30/90)
In article <7404@star.cs.vu.nl>, msschaa@cs.vu.nl (Schaap MS) writes: > > Is it legal to send someoe a mouse driver by Email? > I don't know whether sending drivers is legal or not. However, many hardware vendors, e.g., Logitech, Central Point Software, and Iomega, recognize that only owners of their hardware can use their drivers, so they make the latest versions available on company sponsored bulletin boards. This implies to me that they would be happy to have their customers swap the latest drivers because that would increase their product's value, customer satisfaction, etc., which should lead to increased sales. Just my opinion, of course--I'm an engineer, not a lawyer.