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Date:      Thu, 11 Jun 1998 06:07:15 -0500
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us>, "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com>
Cc:        adrian@virginia.edu, jedi@best.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 4 button logitech mouse
Message-ID:  <19980611060715.49263@papillon.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980610235201.10641A-100000@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us>; from Chris Dillon on Wed, Jun 10, 1998 at 11:55:07PM -0500
References:  <199806060042.TAA26648@horton.iaces.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980610235201.10641A-100000@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us>

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On Wed, 10 June 1998 at 23:55:07 -0500, Chris Dillon wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, Paul T. Root wrote:
>
>> In a previous message, Adrian Filipi-Martin said:
>>> On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Jay Martel wrote:
>>>
>>>> Howdy,
>>>>
>>>> I searched the mailing list archive but could not find anything
>>>> on the 4 button MouseMan.
>>>>
>>>> Does FreeBSD support all 4 buttons?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> -Jay
>>>
>>> 	The syscons driver probably doesn't kow about the fourth button,
>>> but X windows certainly does.  I believe X supports pointing devices with
>>> upto 5 buttons.  Check the X11 documentatin for details.  I haven't seen
>>> anything with more than 3 buttons in ages.
>>>
>>> 	BTW, what model is this?  I might just get one?  It's not the 3
>>> button plus a scrolling wheel, is it?
>>
>> I believe he's talking about the Logitec TrackMan Marble FX. I wanted one
>> but my purchesing guy got the regular Marble. Which is nice too.
>>
>
> I just bought one of the TrackMan Marble FXs, and X definately recognises
> the fourth button.  Haven't found much of a use for it yet, but it does DO
> something at least.  This is also the best trackball I've ever laid my
> hands on (literally). :-)

How does it recognize it?  As button 4?  Or as something else?

Greg
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