From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 24 10:27:09 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F32816A4CE for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:27:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 806CA43D41 for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:27:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [IPv6:::1]) i2OIQsOY025606 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:26:54 GMT (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)id i2OIQsVW025605; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:26:54 GMT (envelope-from matthew) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:26:54 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman To: Jerry McAllister Message-ID: <20040324182654.GB68070@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , Jerry McAllister , questions@freebsd.org References: <200403241611.i2OGBdo24185@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="LyciRD1jyfeSSjG0" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200403241611.i2OGBdo24185@clunix.cl.msu.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version devel-20040316, clamav-milter version 0.67l cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can console emulate 3 button mouse X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:27:09 -0000 --LyciRD1jyfeSSjG0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 11:11:39AM -0500, Jerry McAllister wrote: > Now I have a fast new machine with FreeBSD 4.9, but the mouse > is two button. In X it does the emulate 3 button when both > buttons are pressed just fine. But, that doesn't seem to work > on the console. It highlights text just fine, but I haven't > discovered a combination that will get it to write that back out. > Actually I have two machines, different models, same vendor (Dell) > with two button mouses that won't paste. [...] > I have done some searching and tried various things that might > be remotely related, but nothing has helped. See moused(8) -- the first option described is '-3' which enables emulation of the middle button in exactly the same way as it works under X. Just stick: moused_flags=3D"-3" into /etc/rc.conf Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --LyciRD1jyfeSSjG0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAYdLudtESqEQa7a0RAmTpAJ989pOv/nlW18CnLR+uoqRMt/lFhgCfT5Rb q5eHS832XeCgoEnWFdgTI+A= =07su -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --LyciRD1jyfeSSjG0--