rogers@falcon.SRC.Honeywell.COM (Brynn Rogers) (07/06/89)
I put the Solitile program on my AT clone and find that it doesn't work right
with the mouse I have. (new logitech serial/ps/2 mouse)
The mouse works fine as a pointing device, but the mouse buttons are only
read when it wants me to confirm an action. The rest of the time I have to
hit the HOME key instead of the left mouse, and the PageUP key instead of the
right mouse.
The game looks pretty, but I wouldn't know the difference between it and
MahJong. (except their are different tiles).
Brynn Rogers Honeywell S&RC rogers@src.honeywell.com
nic.MR.net!srcsip!rogersmr@cica.cica.indiana.edu (Michael Regoli) (07/06/89)
rogers@falcon.SRC.Honeywell.COM (Brynn Rogers) writes: >I put the Solitile program on my AT clone and find that it doesn't work right >with the mouse I have. (new logitech serial/ps/2 mouse) >The mouse works fine as a pointing device, but the mouse buttons are only >read when it wants me to confirm an action. The rest of the time I have to >hit the HOME key instead of the left mouse, and the PageUP key instead of the >right mouse. this works the same for me on a zenith-at (286-lp) with the logitech serial mouse that came bundled with the computer. the driver is version 3.43. however, it works fine on a zenith-159 (xt) with a logitech bus mouse with the same version of logitech driver (config.sys: device=mouse.sys). i think the serial port version is at fault where the device=mouse.sys in the config.sys file needs arguments (port, speed). any suggestions? -- michael regoli mr@cica.indiana.edu regoli@iubacs.bitnet ...rutgers!iuvax!cica!mr
pfratar@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (Paul Frattaroli - Department of Computing Services) (07/07/89)
In article <14@cica.cica.indiana.edu> mr@cica.cica.indiana.edu (Michael Regoli) writes: >rogers@falcon.SRC.Honeywell.COM (Brynn Rogers) writes: > >>I put the Solitile program on my AT clone and find that it doesn't work right >>with the mouse I have. (new logitech serial/ps/2 mouse) > >>The mouse works fine as a pointing device, but the mouse buttons are only >>read when it wants me to confirm an action. The rest of the time I have to >>hit the HOME key instead of the left mouse, and the PageUP key instead of the >>right mouse. > >this works the same for me on a zenith-at (286-lp) with the logitech >serial mouse that came bundled with the computer. the driver is version >3.43. > >however, it works fine on a zenith-159 (xt) with a logitech bus mouse >with the same version of logitech driver (config.sys: device=mouse.sys). > >i think the serial port version is at fault where the device=mouse.sys >in the config.sys file needs arguments (port, speed). > >any suggestions? > >-- >michael regoli >mr@cica.indiana.edu >regoli@iubacs.bitnet >...rutgers!iuvax!cica!mr I'm not sure if this applies to your mouse or not, but I have a logitech serial/ps2/HIREZ mouse. It comes with a program called logimenu on the software disk. Logimenu when coupled with a special compiler called newmenu allows you to very easily write drivers for specific software applications. ( The one for WordPerfect 5.0, included with mouse is excellent ). YOu can define what the mouse buttons and motion will do, and even have pop-up menus. I understand that all mice come with software like this, just the Mouseware programs that come with the logitech HIREZ mouse make it easier to do. If your documentation tells you how to do this then simply redefine your mouse buttons to the PageUP and HOME keys. To do this with logimenu, I would have to write a .def file that defines the mouse actions and attributes ( Baud, Ballistics etc. ) I want. Then compile it using newmenu, which creates a .mnu file. eg. solitile.def ----> solitile.mnu then run the menu by typing logimenu solitile just before running solitile. I'm not sure if this helps but you can check your mouse docs. Paul F...... -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Frattaroli - Department of Computing Services University of Waterloo < pfratar@watshine.waterloo.edu > < pfratar@watdcsu.waterloo.edu >
everett@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Everett Kaser) (07/11/89)
(Just to set you in the proper frame of mind, I'm the author of Solitile :-) I've been on vacation and just got back, so I haven't had a chance to check into this problem with Logitech mice, but from what I've read, I think it's a problem with the Logitech driver (of course :-). When I wrote the program, I just used the "standard" Microsoft interface (INT 33H), according to the Microsoft documentation, for reading the mouse position and status changes of the buttons. Since the Logitech bus mouse (at least one version) worked, and the problem appears to be with the "New" serial mouse, I can't help but lean towards pointing the finger at the Logitech driver (or, at least, at the way it's been configured (or hasn't)). As I find out more, I'll let you know. (If anyone that has one of these mice finds out anymore info, I'd appreciate hearing from you, too!) Everett Kaser "Your thoughts create your reality." !hplabs!hp-pcd!everett everett%hpcvlx@hplabs.hp.com