[ltp] [R40] middle `mouse' button above touchpad

[Patrick Drechsler]

mukesh agrawal wrote on 24 Jan 2004 00:48:38 MET:

> On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Patrick Drechsler wrote:
>
>> But I want to use the touchpad... doesn't this deactivate it?
>> I'll give it a try tomorrow.
>
> With kernel 2.6.0-mm2,

...kernel 2.4.20...

> the synaptics driver

patrick@trurl:~> locate synaptic
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/synaptics_drv.o

Sorry, I don't know how to check if it's installed...

> and XFree 4.3

...same here..

> it works on my T40.

Not on my R40... :-(

> I have trackpoint and touchpad both working, including the
> trackpoint's middle button (the one with the blue line),

That's the one I'd like to use...

> the "internet scroll bar" (move the trackpoint while holding
> the middle button to scroll)

I remember this working with Win but I don't actually need that
function. I'd prefer having just having a third mousebutton.

> and the advanced touchpad features (middle button by tapping
> with two fingers, right button with three fingers, and vertical
> scrolling along the right edge).

Neat, but not necessary.


I've tried deactivating the touchpad in bios but I got the result
I expected: The touchpad didn't respond at all anymore.


I've also tried adopting my XFree86config according to Michael
Rssmussen's tip via PM:

,----
| Change the Protocol Emulate and ZAxis options first.
`----

Here's my original Config file and the one I changed:

,----[ original file ]
| Section "InputDevice"
|   Driver       "mouse"
|   Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
|   Option       "Device" "/dev/mouse"
|   Option       "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
|   Option       "Name" "Autodetection"
|   Option       "Protocol" "ps/2"
|   Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
| EndSection
`----

,----[ changed file ]
| Section "InputDevice"
|   Driver       "mouse"
|   Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
|   Option       "Device" "/dev/mouse"
|   Option       "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
|   Option       "Name" "Autodetection"
|   Option       "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
|   Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
|   Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
| EndSection
`----

This made the cursor always drop straight to the left corner.

I'm not quite sure if I understood this advice correctly though.

Thank you guys for the input but this appeares to be a bit more
complicated than I first thought. I'll have to give it a try
some other time.

Cheers

Patrick
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