Date: Tue, 7 Mar 95 9:28:20 MST From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert) To: hoffmann@wsl.ch (Christian Hoffmann) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org, seidl@cdrom.com, rob@cdrom.com Subject: Re: Linux mouse 3 buttons Message-ID: <9503071628.AA24636@cs.weber.edu> In-Reply-To: <9503070704.AA00804@lagonda> from "Christian Hoffmann" at Mar 7, 95 08:04:31 am
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> I have now installed Walnut Creek Plug-and-Play Linux on my 486Dx2/66, for > the xth time. This is the BSD hackers list, not even the questions list; have you tried the Linux mailing lists or news groups? > I have the following problem: > > In Linux itself and in Xwindows the middle click of my Logitech Mouseman is > not properly treated. It is processed like the left button. > > Yes, I can switch on the middle button of a Logitech Mouseman, by specifying > > chordmiddle > > BUT I need also interclicks, i.e. Holding down one mouse button while > pressing another. This feature is NEEDED in Linux Oberon from ETHZurich. > > The mouse is ok in DOS/Windows. Can there be a technical flaw in the mouse > that only Linux can "see"? > > Is there a mouse switch in the setup of Linux, or does it sense the mouse > from the serial port at startup? If there is no switch, why is there in > Xwindows? I don't understand from the above whether this problem is in using the mouse in text mode or in an X windows environment. If an X problem, then you need to examine your XFree86 man pages. Start with "man X", and follow the cross references until you get a description of the "mouse" line for your XF86Config file. Most likely, you have lied to X and told it you have a Microsoft mouse. Microsoft mice have only two buttons. I believe that you will find one of the other mouse type options will fix the problem. Terry Lambert terry@cs.weber.edu --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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