Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 04:43:31 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr <d_burr@ix.netcom.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New mouse Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960103044222.768A-100000@ncc-1701-d> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960102173532.11149A-100000@latte.eng.umd.edu>
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On Tue, 2 Jan 1996, Chuck Robey wrote:
> Excuse my miserable graphics, but that's the best I can produce. Anyhow,
> I wasn't willing to pay $90 each for Logitech models, but I found some
> no-name models that claimed Microsoft compatibility and ran $20 each. My
> problem is that, un XFree86, the middle mouse button won't work. I've
> tried all the obvious combinations I could define from the XConfig file,
> but I still couldn't get it to work. I would really like some help.
Have you tried the "ChordMiddle" option in XF86Config? Some "3-button"
trackballs and mice don't send a specific signal for the middle button,
but they send a signal as if both the left and right buttons were pressed
at the same time ("chorded"). This might work for you, but YMMV.
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