[ltp] T30 Linux 2.6.0 Trackpoint

[Andy Zeneski]

Yes I am aware of this, and I also am aware that the 2.6.0 kernel may 
include some enhancements. However, I am not aware of any way to fall 
back to the older functionality which I personally prefer.

When pressing the middle mouse button on a 2.4 kernel, the mouse pointer 
stops (does not move) and the scroll functionality kicks in. This new 
functionality the mouse pointer is still 'free' and moves with the 
little 'eraser head'. Scrolling still happens, but along with all the 
other functionality.

Does anyone else use the trackpoint w/ a 2.6 kernel? I am also running 
XFree86 4.3.0-r3 (gentoo package).

-Andy

Frank Schaeckermann wrote:
> Andy,
> are you aware, that the Trackpoint has the functionality of emulating a 
> button if it is pressed down? Maybe the new kernel allows you to 
> configure that particular feature of the Trackpoint as well and is by 
> default mapped to something, that does a Paste on your ThinkPad!
> 
> If I remember right, you said, that the pasting wouldn't happen all the 
> time but only occasionally... may be only, if you press the Trackpoint 
> down with enough force to activate this 'button'?!?
> 
> Frank
> 
> Andy Zeneski jaz-at-ofbiz.org |Linux on ThinkPads| wrote:
> 
>> Richard,
>>
>> Yes, this is exactly what I want to do. Right now mine does this:
>> Left => Left
>> Right => Right
>> Middle => Scroll & Paste
>> Left+Right => Paste
>>
>> Here is my XFree86Config entry for the mouse:
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>     Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
>>     Driver        "mouse"
>>     Option        "CorePointer"
>>     Option        "Device"        "/dev/psaux"
>>     Option        "Protocol"        "PS/2"
>>     #Option          "Buttons"               "5"
>>         #Option        "ZAxisMapping"        "4 5"
>>     Option        "Emulate3Buttons"    "on"
>>     Option        "Emulate3Timeout"    "50"
>>     Option        "EmulateWheel"        "on"
>>     Option         "EmulateWheelButton"    "2"
>>     #Option         "ChordMiddle"             "2"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Note: I have tried this also with the commented out options as well 
>> and have the exact same results. This only started happening after 
>> moving to the 2.6.0-test5-bk8 & bk9 kernels.
>>
>> -Andy
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