[ltp] Problem with trackpoint scrolling button

Tino Keitel linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:39:51 +0200


On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 02:53:04 +0100, Richard Neill wrote:
> 
> 
> Bobby wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >I have a little problem with my scrolling button (middle one). I can scroll
> >with it but many times if I push it too often during a very short time it
> >will paste the last thing I copy. If it's an url it will automatically past
> >it in firefox so firefox leave the website I'm reading for the website it
> >automatically pasted, if not an url it launch google with the pasted words.
> >
> >I hope you can understand my meaning and help me :D
> >
> >my xorg.conf
> >
> >
> >Section "InputDevice"
> >       Identifier      "Mouse0"
> >       Driver          "mouse"
> >       Option          "Protocol"              "auto"
> >       Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
> >       Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5 6 7"
> >       Option          "EmulateWheel"          "true"
> >       Option          "EmulateWheelButton"    "2"
> >#       Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
> >EndSection
> >
> >I disabled the third buttons for resolve this problem but changed nothing.
> >
> 
> Dear Bobby,
> 
> You may want to change the setting of EmulateWheelTimeout to a smaller 
> value. [Note - it is broken in some versions of X]

I think he is writing about the press to select feature of the ThinkPad
trackpoint.

Regards,
Tino