From: sat@eng.tridom.com (Stephen Thomas)
Subject: Re: How can I use the mouse in NON-Windows applications under MS-WINDOWS ?
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In article 12328@ucsu.Colorado.EDU, gonzaled@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (LGV/MC) writes:
>kasajian@netcom.com (Kenneth Kasajian) writes:
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>>wnkretz@ikesg1.energietechnik.uni-stuttgart.de (Oliver Kretzschmar) writes:
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>>>   Hey,
>
>>>   could somebody tell me, how it is possible to work with the mouse
>>>   in a NON-Windows application, which runs in an window. We use
>>>   MS-WINDOWS 3.1 and have CLIPPER applications. Exists there any
>>>   routines or something else ? Please mail me your informations.
>
>>>   Thanks for your efforts,
>
>>>     Oliver
>>>-- 
>>> NAME : O.Kretzschmar                      Inst.IKE / University Stuttgart
>>> PHONE: +49 711 685 2130                           Pfaffenwaldring 31
>>> FAX  : +49 711 685 2010                            7000 Stuttgart 80
>>> EMAIL: wnkretz@ikesg1.energietechnik.uni-stuttgart.de
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>>Very simple.  You have to have the MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.SYS loaded in DOS
>>before you run Windows.  Note that you don't need to have these files loaded
>>to use the mouse in Windows.
>
>One addition to this... I don't know if it applies to everybody.  For my
>(Microsoft 400dpi) mouse to work with windowed DOS apps, I had to use the
>driver that came with Windows (Version 8.20).  8.1 didn't allow me to do
>it for some reason.
>

I could never find the Microsoft mouse driver on my Windows 3.1 installation
disks, but DOS 6.0 also has version 8.20 of MOUSE.COM.


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Stephen Thomas   AT&T Tridom   (404-514-3522)
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