gpm_getevent

Get event from event queue.

Declaration

Source position: gpm.pp line 187

Description

Gpm_GetEvent Reads an event from the file descriptor gpm_fd. This file is only for internal use and should never be called by a client application.

It returns 1 on succes, and -1 on failue.

Errors

On error, -1 is returned.

See also

Example

program gpmex;

{
  Example program to demonstrate the use of the gpm unit.
}

uses gpm;

var
  connect : TGPMConnect;
  event : tgpmevent;

begin
  connect.EventMask:=GPM_MOVE or GPM_DRAG or GPM_DOWN or GPM_UP;
  connect.DefaultMask:=0;
  connect.MinMod:=0;
  connect.MaxMod:=0;
  if Gpm_Open(connect,0)=-1 then
    begin
    Writeln('No mouse handler present.');
    Halt(1);
    end;
  Writeln('Click right button to end.');
  Repeat
    gpm_getevent(Event);
    With Event do
      begin
        Write('Pos = (',X,',',Y,') Buttons : (');
        if (buttons and Gpm_b_left)<>0 then
          write('left ');
        if (buttons and Gpm_b_right)<>0 then
          write('right ');
        if (buttons and Gpm_b_middle)<>0 then
          Write('middle ');
        Write(') Event : ');
        Case EventType and $F of
          GPM_MOVE: write('Move');
          GPM_DRAG: write('Drag');
          GPM_DOWN: write('Down');
          GPM_UP: write('Up');
        end;
        Writeln;
      end;
  Until (Event.Buttons and gpm_b_right)<>0;
  gpm_close;
end.

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