links now works fine; mouse doesn't?

[Leo J Mauler]

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 08:44:20 -0600 "Brian Densmore"
<DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com> writes:
> I have found that gpm and X don't play nice together.
> I remember reading somewhere to unload gpm before launching X.
> Maybe they have fixed that, but I know it used to be an issue.
> Anyway, logic dictates only one program can have physical
> control of the mouse at a time.

Well apparently I'm Miracle Max then, because I've never had a problem
loading gpm and X at the same time.  Console mousing and X mousing don't
have any trouble whatsoever coexisting on any machine I've installed
Linux on.

Now, Links seems to use gpm in graphical mode, since if you unload gpm
Links will load in graphical mode, but the mouse pointer remains in the
center of the screen and does not move when you move the mouse (not that
remaining in the upper left corner when gpm is loaded is any better).

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Leo J Mauler [mailto:webgiant at juno.com]
> > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 11:47 PM
> > To: kclug at kclug.org
> > Subject: links now works fine; mouse doesn't?
> > 
> > 
> > Arg, the instant something starts to work something else breaks.
> > 
> > I have gpm loaded automagically on boot.  gpm handles the 
> > mouse fine in
> > text mode.
> > 
> > I managed to get links to work under svgalib and produce a 
> graphical
> > webpage on my laptop.
> > 
> > The mouse pointer on that page now moves to the upper left 
> > corner of the
> > screen and remains there despite my frantic mouse motions.
> > 
> > However, I have gotten X to work, so I think I'll give 
> > Firebird a try for
> > a graphical browser.  Links is still a great plaintext browser 
> with
> > formatting options and all the other features, I just can't 
> > seem to get
> > everything that a graphical Links needs, to work together.

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