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mjoytest(3)		      Svgalib User Manual		   mjoytest(3)

NAME
       mjoytest	- test the svgalib joystick package in graphics	mode

SYNOPSIS
       mjoytest	[-j joystick] [[-m] video mode]

DESCRIPTION
       This demo program utilizes joysticks 0 and 1 in graphics	mode.

       If you specify a	joystick number, only this is used. The	demo separates
       the  screen  in	two  parts where you can move a	cursor around with the
       resp. joystick. Pressing	button 2 changes the color, pressing button  1
       draws.

       It also prints the current joystick position to the screen.

       Internally  the demo also shows the use of custom joystick handlers and
       how to recalibrate a joystick in	graphics mode (press key <1>  and  <2>
       respectively.

       After the demo runs and the joysticks are initialized it	is possible to
       share  the  joysticks  with another application (as long	as it releases
       the joysticks upon a VC switch as well).

       Pressing	<Q> exits.

BUGS
       After a vc switch the demo occasionally hangs in	 vga_waitevent(3)  not
       timing out (hence the joysticks block). It is not clear if it is	a con-
       ceptional  problem  or  bug  in vga_waitevent(3)	or the kernel.	Simply
       press any key to	revive the demo.

NOTES
       This demo is part of svgalib and	can be found in	the  demos/  subdirec-
       tory of the original svgalib distribution. However, it is not installed
       in  the	system by default, s.t.	it is unclear where you	can find it if
       your svgalib was	installed by some linux	distribution. Even then,  when
       you  have  the demo on your system, you probably	won't have the sources
       s.t. it is only of limited use for you.

       In case of any such problem, simply get an  svgalib  distribution  from
       the  net.  You  even  don't need	to install it. Just make in the	demos/
       subdirecty. As of this writing, svgalib-1.3.0.tar.gz is the latest ver-
       sion  and  can  be   retrieved	by   ftp   from	  sunsite.unc.edu   at
       /pub/Linux/libs/graphics	 and tsx-11.mit.edu at /pub/linux/sources/libs
       which will most probably	be mirrored by a site close to you.

CAVEATS
       The functions used by this demo are only	available in ELF  versions  of
       svgalib.	 Due  to backwards compatibility issues	it cannot be used with
       shared a.out libs.

SEE ALSO
       svgalib(7),   vgagl(7),	  libvga.config(5),    threed(6),    accel(6),
       bg_test(6),  eventtest(6),  forktest(6),	 fun(6),  keytest(6),  scroll-
       test(6),	speedtest(6), spin(6), testaccel(6), testgl(6),	testlinear(6),
       vgatest(6),  plane(6),  wrapdemo(6),   vgatest(6),   joytest(6),	  joy-
       stick_init(3),	   joystick_close(3),	  joystick_update(3),	  joy-
       stick_sethandler(3),   joystick_setdefaulthandler(3),   joystick_getnu-
       maxes(3), joystick_getnumbuttons(3), joystick_getaxis(3), joystick_get-
       button(3),  joystick_button1(3),	joystick_getb1(3), joystick_x(3), joy-
       stick_getx(3).

AUTHOR
       The svgalib joystick handler  was  mostly  done	by  Daniel  Engstr\"om
       <daniel.engstrom@riksnett.no>.  Multiple	joystick, VC switching support
       and  code  to  glue  it	into  svgalib  by  Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-
       math.uni-essen.de>. Part	of the code is based on	code from C. Smith and
       Vojtech Pavlik.

Svgalib	1.3.0			 14 April 1998			   mjoytest(3)

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