Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 13:23:36 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Donald Burr <d_burr@ix.netcom.com> Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New mouse Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960103130950.6638B-100000@latte.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960103044222.768A-100000@ncc-1701-d>
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On Wed, 3 Jan 1996, Donald Burr wrote:
> 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.
Yeah, I tried that. Like I said, I went thru the XF86Config file, and
tried all the options that looked like they might pass. Terry suggested
trying to hold the left mouse button key down thru a power cycle of the
system, and that converted the trackballs into looking like a 3 button
MouseSystems mice, so I guess I'm happy right now. I can s---can the
older stuff, and get to work!
>
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