[ltp] Middle mouse button?

[Ken Firestone]

Erin,

If you want to use the left and right buttons together, make sure you
have emulate 3 buttons  turned on in the XF86config file:

Here is an example for xfree 4.x

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/psaux"
  Option       "Name" "AutoDetected"
  Option       "Protocol" "ps/2"
  Option       "Vendor" "AutoDetected"
  Option        "Emulate3Buttons"  # this is what I am talking about
EndSection

Also note: some thinkpads, the X2* models for instance have 3 buttons.


On Sat, 5 Jan 2002, Erin Gilchrist wrote:


   Oh, the left and right buttons together... I'll try that.

   Thanks Ken.

   Erin

   >From: Ken Firestone
   >Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
   >To: "linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com"
   >Subject: Re: [ltp] Middle mouse button?
   >Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 11:16:14 -0800 (PST)
   >
   >3 button mice have been the norm in the Unix world ever since the
   >first Unix machine sprouted a rodent. Take a look at a Sun
   >workstation. Depending on the window manager and/or application it can
   >have many purposes. I use it (actually the left an right buttons
   >together on my TP) to paste stuff. Also in Gnome, middle clicking on
   >the desktop brings up a menu.
   >
   >The scroll button for many mice is usable as both a scroll button, and
   >as the middle mouse button.
   >
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