From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Feb 2 14:57:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA28388 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 2 Feb 1998 14:57:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA28222 for ; Mon, 2 Feb 1998 14:56:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA02172; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 09:26:36 +1030 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id JAA04702; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 09:26:35 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19980203092635.47456@lemis.com> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 09:26:35 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: walton@nordicdms.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Technical problems... References: ; <19980203083902.25225@lemis.com> <19980202225454628.AAA233@mail-ftp.nordicdms.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <19980202225454628.AAA233@mail-ftp.nordicdms.com>; from Dave Walton on Mon, Feb 02, 1998 at 02:54:54PM +0000 Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe questions" On Mon, Feb 02, 1998 at 02:54:54PM +0000, Dave Walton wrote: > On 3 Feb 98 at 8:39, Greg Lehey wrote: > >> I don't know the Microsoft Intellimouse, but I assume that, like most >> Microsoft mice, it only has two buttons. > > I believe the Intellimouse is that thing that has a little wheel > between the two buttons. The wheel can either spin or be pushed like > a button. No idea whether it looks like a three button mouse to > software, or how they signal wheel rotation. Ah yes, I think I've seen one. I'm sure it's not as good as a real three-button mouse, and it's almost certainly more expensive. You should get as comfortable a mouse as possible. Mice, and especially things like double-click, are responsible for a disproportionate number of arm injuries. Greg