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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.apps:1081 comp.os.linux.misc:11515 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.apps,comp.os.linux.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!its.csiro.au!dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU!metro!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yeshua.marcam.com!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!mcshub!nimios!yee From: yee@nimios.eng.mcmaster.ca (Paul Yee) Subject: Re: DOOM for X Message-ID: <1994Mar21.015002.7430@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca> Summary: Please support mouse control! Sender: usenet@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca Nntp-Posting-Host: nimios.eng.mcmaster.ca Organization: Communications Research Laboratory, McMaster University References: <hastyCMGpA7.Gu5@netcom.com> <2lrtvn$icf@daisy.cc.utexas.edu> <1994Mar19.222527.10625@desaster.sunflower.sub.org> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 01:47:32 GMT Lines: 30 In article <1994Mar19.222527.10625@desaster.sunflower.sub.org> root@desaster.sunflower.sub.org (System Administrator) writes: >ddt@daisy.cc.utexas.edu (David Taylor) writes: > >>The good news: I've been contacted by SGI, DEC, and Sun on ports to >>their OS's. The SGI Indy arrived today. Neat machine. An AXP and >>SS10 may be on their way. >cewl :-) > >>The bad news: I hope y'all don't mind if I restrict the ports to >>keyboard input. I'm kinda wondering about the rudeness of yanking the >>mouse into the window for mouse control. >Yeah, mouse would not be very good I guess, but there is a joystick- >device-driver around, why not support that one? > >Cheers, Michael Will No! No! Please don't! I am sure that I'm not the only one who prefers mouse+keyboard to keyboard or joystick alone; just check out the recent threads in alt.games.doom. And yes, I have tried both control methods and there is simply no comparison. The analogue feel of the mouse affords that extra degree of ergonomic control that a digital input such as the keyboard cannot. This coming from an emacs diehard :-) Surely there is some solution possible to the technical problem of mouse control under X? Regards, Paul Yee