maibe I make something wrong, but if I install FPC2.0.4 on Ubuntu 6.06 the FP-IDE responds randomly to the mouse commands (all menus and keyboard commands are working).

I see the same problem on Free Vision Apps.

(it seems to me that it could be a problem on ncurses, but I'm not an expert on Linux, so I hanve no idea where to go) :-(

any suggestion to resolve it?

TIA
tiziano

You could try to use a different terminal. e.g. xterm .

already done, but the problem persists.

Actually I receive a message from a friend who has the same problem on a Debian distribution (FPC 2.0.4, FP-IDE 1.0.8.).

I'm going to try to reinstall FPC 2.0.2, I remember that there this problem didn't happen.

(My concern is not really the IDE itself but porting to Linux a program built on Windows with the Free Vision Library).

thanks
tiziano

Op Wed, 4 Apr 2007, schreef Tiziano_mk:

Can you check if Debian bug 412927 applies in your situation?

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=412927

Daniel

In synaptic I find libgpmg1 reported as 1.19.6.21ubuntu1, installed: libgpm.so.1.19.6

I'm not a linux guru, but it seems that this is the case.

So I'm going to realize:
a) that it's really a bug due to the OS, not to FPC;
b) that there is actually no solution (neither trying to recompile);
c) If I want to use fp or Free Vision Apps I have to use FPC2.0.2;
d) Chances for a remedy have to come from debian developers;

is this correct?

thanks a lot!
tiziano

Op Fri, 6 Apr 2007, schreef Tiziano_mk:

Yes.

I am considering to add an user configurable option to the IDE to switch to a "Debian mouse" mode, but this will be a lot of work, since the gpm unit needs then a if around each field access of the record, further, the gpm unit is hidden between a mouse and Free Vision abstraction layer, so a proper interface will have to be designed; not fun for such a stupid, unnecessary bug.

Perhaps we should ask those Debian guys wether they are going to do something about it.

Daniel