PTR_FN%

Syntax

PTR_FN% (offset)

Location

KMOUSE, MOUSE (DIY Toolkit - Vol I - v2.8+)

The DIY Toolkit includes code which allows you to link a serial mouse to the QL, similar to the commercial SERMouse package which is packaged with SMSQ/E for the Gold Card. Refer to the Appendix on Mice for more details.

The mouse is enabled with PTR_ON. This function can be used to read various values used by the DIY mouse driver and which can be altered using other commands from this toolkit.

The value of offset should be in the range 0…13 and returns the following:

Offset

Meaning

0

Latest X position (Read with X_PTR%)

1

Latest Y position (Read with Y_PTR%)

2

Maximum X co-ordinate (Set with PTR_MAX)

3

Maximum Y co-ordinate (Set with PTR_MAX)

4

Step X (Set with PTR_INC)

5

Step Y (Set with PTR_INC)

6

Details of buttons pressed (Read with BUTTON%)

7

Synchronisation counter (Read with SYNCH%)

8 or 9

Zero, or serial channel ID

10

Accumulated X drift

11

Accumulated Y drift

12

Set = cursor key emulation (Set with PTR_KEY)

13

Set = Pointer Wrap (Set with PTR_KEY)

The Accumulated X and Y drift are counters, used by the serial mouse driver to judge how far off the horizontal / vertical the mouse has moved and whether to continue moving the pointer in a straight line or to take this into account.

CROSS-REFERENCE

For more details, refer to the individual commands/ functions.