System Mouse

The system mouse exists in two forms:
  1. USB mouse attached to the USB 1.1 port on the underside of ths CoCo5.
  2. Keyboard Mouse activated by holding down right shift while using the arrow keys.

These mice may be used by CPU#0 or #1 in a system utility or may be accessed by a virtual CoCo through software that utilizes Executive API.

Data for Right Mouse Click  Left Mouse Click and Scroll Wheel all supported and a sample assembly program demonstrates how to use the API.

The System Keyboard Mouse will toggle on/off when in a system utility window if no USB mouse is attached at the press of the [RIGHT SHIFT] key.
The arrow keys and M1 and M2 can be used in a virtual CoCo screen window under OS9 exactly like the classic keyboard mouse where M1 replaces F1 and M2 replaces F2.

In System Keyboard Mouse mode holding down M1 and M2 buttons replace mouse clicks.

The system mouse will only show in one place on one monitor.

The NVRAM settings memory will have an entry to indicate which monitor the system mouse will start on.

The following HOT Keys will place the mouse on a different monitor.

[Fn][FOCUS][V]  will place the mouse on the VGA monitor. 

[Fn][FOCUS][C]  will place the mouse on Composite monitor. 

[Fn][FOCUS][A]  will place the mouse on Advanced Adapters monitor.

When switching monitors the mouse returns to it's last location on that monitor unless the shift key is also held down in which case the mouse is set to the top left corner.