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Date:      Thu, 21 May 1998 14:04:06 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com>
To:        "Larry S. Marso" <larry@marso.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: reverse mouse buttons
Message-ID:  <XFMail.980521140406.malte@webmore.com>
In-Reply-To: <19980520155020.E1510@marso.com>

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man xmodmap:

       Many pointers are designed such that the first  button  is
       pressed  using the index finger of the right hand.  People
       who are left-handed frequently find that it is  more  com-
       fortable to reverse the button codes that get generated so
       that the primary button is pressed using the index  finger
       of  the  left  hand.   This  could  be  done on a 3 button
       pointer as follows:

            %  xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1"

You could put "pointer = 3 2 1" in your ~/.Xmodmap file for a permanent
change through all X-sessions.

Malte.

On 20-May-98 Larry S. Marso wrote:
> With respect to the X environment, how would I reverse mouse buttons 1
> and 2, to permit more friendly left-handed use of a standard right-handed
> mouse?
> 
> Best regards
> -- 
> Larry S. Marso
> larry@marso.com
> 
> 
> 
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Date: 21-May-98
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