[ltp] activating 3 button on a t40p under debian sarge

Noah Dain linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:15:29 -0400


On 8/17/05, Richard <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
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> On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, David Oesch wrote:
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> > Maybe an old problem and discussed before
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> > Using debian sarge under a T40p, I have actually two problems concernin=
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> > the 3-button (those directly under the space bar....)
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> > 1) the middle button can not be used to scroll within the applications
> > while pressing the trackpoint ( as it is possible under windooze)
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> It's easy when you know the trick! I've written it down on my thinkpad
> page at www.richardneill.org. Basically, you want Emulate3rd button AND
> EmulateScroll.
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> > 2) and this is really annoying: the left one of this three buttons is
> > extremely sensitive, most of the clicks he will interpret as double
> > clicks.. where (in the X settings I assume) do I reduce the sensitivity
> > of this button?
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> Sounds like dodgy hardware? Or possibly you might have some grot lodged
> under the button?
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> Richard
> --

the sensitive buttons come from the xfree config scripts putting input
entries for both /dev/psaux and /dev/input/mice.


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Noah Dain
noahdain@gmail.com