Date: 01 Oct 1998 22:55:24 -0700 From: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mouse behavior Message-ID: <m3pvcbtsmr.fsf@chub.local> In-Reply-To: Greg Lehey's message of "Fri, 2 Oct 1998 13:57:57 %2B0930" References: <m3ww6joe46.fsf@chub.local> <19981002124913.D26384@freebie.lemis.com> <m3ogrvobbz.fsf@chub.local> <19981002135757.K26384@freebie.lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> writes: > On Thursday, 1 October 1998 at 21:08:00 -0700, Harry Putnam wrote: > > Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> writes: > > > >> On Thursday, 1 October 1998 at 20:07:53 -0700, Harry Putnam wrote: > >>> After installing FreeBSD-2.2.7, I haven't been able to figure out how > >>> the mouse is supposed to work. The dialogue box where you test to see > >>> if it works duing install, showed it to be working. > >>> > >>> Now when logged in I can hylite text in console mode and it sort of > >>> shivers and glitters as well as hylites. But no movement of text from > >>> one place to another seems possible. To insert something at the > >>> command line, isn't happening. Left click, hylite and copy, right > >>> click paste isn't it? > >> > >> Not in UNIX. Paste with middle button. > > > > Of course, I tried every combination known to man including middle > > mouse. No go. But in console mode isn't it just right mouse to paste? > > I know its middle mouse in X but haven't installed X stuff yet. > > > > On linux box its just right mouse in console mode to paste. > > But like I said, middle mouse doesn't do it either. > > According to moused(8): > > Cut and paste functions in the virtual console assume that there are > three buttons on the mouse. The logical button 1 (logical left) selects > a region of text in the console and copies it to the cut buffer. The > logical button 3 (logical right) extends the selected region. The logi- > cal button 2 (logical middle) pastes the selected text at the text cursor > position. If the mouse has only two buttons, the middle, `paste' button > is not available. > > Also, how are you trying to paste? Into what? Big mistake thinking it would be the same, should have read man page. I was trying to paste something form the screen to the command line. But I see the rub in the manpage you posted. I have a two button mouse. Apparently not supported in FreeBSD scheme. Linux uses left and right together to simulate `middle'. Thanks for your patience -- Harry Putnam reader@newsguy.com Running Redhat Linux-5.1 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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