[ltp] ubuntu breezy xorg apt repos with middle-button + scolling patch

harry wert linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:26:05 -0500


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On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 21:03 +0100, Sebastien Gautrin wrote:

> You should not need tp-scroll with Ubuntu Dapper. Trackpoint drivers 
> will be included in the kernel version shipped with Dapper, and you can 
> control wheel emulation for the trackpoint in xorg.conf for Xorg version 
>  > 6.9.
> 
> Check on thinkwiki.org (or archive of this list) to see how to do the 
> configuration.
> 
> harry wert wrote:
> > On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 09:46 +0100, Tino Keitel wrote:
> >> On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 12:10:49 -0500, Noah Dain wrote:
> >> > I finally got tired of having either scrolling events via middle
> >> > button, or having the middle button work as a middle button.
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I just use tp-scroll for this. It is a simple tool which sits between
> >> the mouse device and the Xserver and translates trackpoint movment
> >> events into scrolling events if the middle button is pressed at the
> >> same time, while you can still use the middle button as before. It also
> >> features horizontal scrolling.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Tino
> >>     
> >
> > Hello,
> > Where can one obtain tp-scroll for Linux - specifically for Ubuntu 
> > Dapper?  I have a thinkpad T21.
> > Thanks in advance...
> >
> > Harry
> >
> 

Thank you, will check it out.

Harry Wert
Physicist

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On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 21:03 +0100, Sebastien Gautrin wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">You should not need tp-scroll with Ubuntu Dapper. Trackpoint drivers </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">will be included in the kernel version shipped with Dapper, and you can </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">control wheel emulation for the trackpoint in xorg.conf for Xorg version </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> &gt; 6.9.</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="#000000">Check on thinkwiki.org (or archive of this list) to see how to do the </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">configuration.</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="#000000">harry wert wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt; On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 09:46 +0100, Tino Keitel wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt; On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 12:10:49 -0500, Noah Dain wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt; &gt; I finally got tired of having either scrolling events via middle</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt; &gt; button, or having the middle button work as a middle button.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt;</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt; Hi,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt;</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt; I just use tp-scroll for this. It is a simple tool which sits between</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt; the mouse device and the Xserver and translates trackpoint movment</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt; events into scrolling events if the middle button is pressed at the</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt; same time, while you can still use the middle button as before. It also</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt; features horizontal scrolling.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt;</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt; Regards,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt; Tino</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;&gt;     </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt; Hello,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt; Where can one obtain tp-scroll for Linux - specifically for Ubuntu </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt; Dapper?  I have a thinkpad T21.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt; Thanks in advance...</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt; Harry</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;</FONT>

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Thank you, will check it out.<BR>
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Harry Wert<BR>
Physicist
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