Cannot get mouse working in linux console

[jalphonse]

Hi,
I try to program the mouse in a linux console (xterm). Even with the very simple example given in the mouse unit reference, I cannot get it working. When I run the example, it only prints ANSI escape code on the console each time I press a mouse button.

Here is the code used:
Program Example2;
Uses mouse;
begin
  InitMouse;
  Writeln('Press right mouse button to exit program');
  While (GetMouseButtons<>MouseRightButton) do ;
  DoneMouse;
end.

Thank you for your help.

[Kays]

I try to program the mouse in a linux console (xterm).

The Linux console or the Linux terminal is the tty which you usually access via pressing e.g. [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F1].

When I run the example, it only prints ANSI escape code on the console each time I press a mouse button. […]

This corresponds to the documented behavior:

No support for graphical screens is implemented, and there are (currently) no plans to implement this.

Starting your application on the Linux terminal (not under X11 or Wayland) [while gpm is running] results in the expected behavior.