Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 12:17:17 +1100 From: Gregory Bond <gnb@itga.com.au> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: X mouse scrolling problem solved Message-ID: <200212020117.MAA25416@lightning.itga.com.au>
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My wheel mouse scrolling stopped working when I updated my XFree86 config for a new monitor. A whole heap of hair-pulling later and I have worked out why. If you configure XFree86 4 to use "Protocol sysmouse" then wheel scrolling will not work, because this puts the mouse into 5-byte mode with only supports 3 buttons. You have to use "protocol auto" in the XFree86 config to enable sysmouse 8-byte protocol with support for buttons 4 & 5. This is completely non-intuitive, and nowhere mentioned in the appropriate FAQ entry. I mention it here for the archives. I'll send a correction to the FAQ team. Greg. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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