From:	Tudor <tudor AT cam DOT org>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Problems programming the mouse.
Date:	Mon, 20 Jan 1997 18:07:18 -0800
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Brien Donald C wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to program the mouse under djgpp and it is giving me some
> problems.  I've programmed the mouse many times before in real mode
> compilers and it works just fine.  Particularly, I like to use the
> relative mouse position function (0x0b with int 0x33).  When I call this
> interrupt in djgpp I get garbage numbers returned in cx and dx (nothing
> close to the number of mickeys relative to last position.)  I tried using
> int86 and __dpmi_int, but I have had no luck.  I haven't tried writing an
> assembly version, but I suspect I would get the same problems.  All other
> mouse functions work perfectly.  Any help on this problem (or an
> alternative approach) would be greatly appreciated.
I dunno,but ya have to load the mouse driver first.
Sorry if ya allready knew this.
You could take a look at the allegro sources;maybe it'll help.
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tudor 'at' cam 'dot' org
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