Hello!
Looking some "mouse based" topic here, I though that it will be nice to use one "for true" on BASIC.
The idea was to no more display arrow chars and fire letters, but doing that:
- Move = Cursor move
- Button1 = COPY
- Button2 = SHIFT
- Button3 = ENTER
So, you can really use the AMX mouse for moving the cursor trough the screen, copy texts with the ghost cursor and back to the line. :D
This afternoon, the dream come true... Thank you SyX for this nice firmware update. :)
Work great on a real CPC. For testing, here the files for UK 464, 664 and 6128.
(with a joystick too, but not ergonomic at all :p)
Enjoy,
TotO.
This seems to be a great ROM for the LowerROM board from Bryce! I'll check it out soon :)
Hehe. I hope that you will like it. :)
Wow, this is really great - at least, it's got great potential. Next step: make a version of QuickQMD with a Norton-style manager and mouse support... w00t!
Finally I got the time to test :) Nice work !! Any possibility to enable for PS/2 mouse using?
Quote from: MiguelSky on 18:32, 13 September 12
Finally I got the time to test :) Nice work !! Any possibility to enable for PS/2 mouse using?
Thank you for trying. :)
It work through a PS/2 to joystick adapter.
Quote from: MiguelSky on 18:32, 13 September 12
Finally I got the time to test :) Nice work !! Any possibility to enable for PS/2 mouse using?
For this you probably have to sacrifice parts of the ROM like the FILL routine (nobody needs it, and it takes a LOT of space actually).
The BASIC FILL command don't use it ???
Quote from: MiguelSky on 18:32, 13 September 12
Finally I got the time to test :) Nice work !! Any possibility to enable for PS/2 mouse using?
With this piece of hardware: PS2Mouse - CPCWiki (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/PS2Mouse) you can use it not just with PS/2, but with USB too.
Bryce.
Quote from: Bryce on 22:18, 13 September 12With this piece of hardware: PS2Mouse - CPCWiki (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/PS2Mouse) you can use it not just with PS/2, but with USB too.
Hey Bryce, I have the only USB version of this :) But I was thinking in the SFII PS/2 port.
That might be more difficult to implement, but you'd have to ask TotO and he'd need to find someone with an SFII to test it.
The USB version will work with PS/2 mice too if you have an adapter like this: http://www.lindy.de/lindyshop/pictures/70510big.jpg (http://www.lindy.de/lindyshop/pictures/70510big.jpg)
Bryce.
The Mouse Firmware can't support the SymbiFace II real mouse port, because it not use the keyboard keys.
It would be necessary to rewrite a full Firmware to support "new" hardwares.
Would be hard work implement it to the other languages firmwares? Spanish, French... ::)
Most of my CPC machines has spanish keyboard :'(
Thanks TotO, great idea! again...
Quote from: TotO on 09:43, 14 September 12
The Mouse Firmware can't support the SymbiFace II real mouse port, because it not use the keyboard keys.
It would be necessary to rewrite a full Firmware to support "new" hardwares.
Right, and therefore the FILL routine will be deleted in the ROM :-) This provides enought space.
Let me know if you need a routine to check the SF2-mouse.