Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 08:38:05 -0800 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: "Charles Oppermann" <charles@coppersoftware.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The Best Laptop Message-ID: <20040402163805.8582D5D07@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 01 Apr 2004 14:06:58 PST." <20040401220658.45AA86F175@smtp2.pacifier.net>
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> From: "Charles Oppermann" <charles@coppersoftware.com> > Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 14:06:58 -0800 > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > >> > Question: What laptops have usable middle-button pointing devices? The > emulate 3rd button option (using left+right) is a real pain on my > touchpad (and most other two button devices I've used). > << > > Most ThinkPad's have a nice middle mouse button that I use in Windows for > scrolling. I haven't configured X to use it yet however, so I can't say for > certain that it'll work. Works fine with the TrackPoint, but only if the touchpad is disabled. You need to disable the touchpad in BIOS and then it's fine. (Of course, this does not help much if you use the touchpad.) Models that have three buttons and don't have a touchpad work fine with three buttons. Really old models lacking three buttons don't have a working middle button. :-) -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634
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