Re: Microsoft wheelie mouse

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From: David Stanaway
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 00:00

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In article <368459F2.BADBF37A@wantree.com.au>, Regit Young wrote:
>Louis,
>
>I may be wrong, but even if you find a driver, no linux application that
>support a wheel comes to mind ... : (
>
>Regit
>
>Louis Hissink wrote:
>
>> I know its blashemy for some, but the wheel mouse is good for scrolling
>> documents, especially long web ones.
>>
>> Anyone  know of a new driver for this PIID (Politically Incorrect Input
>> Device)?
>

Well, if the wheel movements could be bound to up and down arrow key presses.

Or d and c if you play Quake ;)  then the applications need never know.

I don't understand why microsoft goes inventing new propriatary interfaces
when something simple does the job better and supports more applications.

David Stanaway.

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Subject: Re: Microsoft wheelie mouse
Date: 1998/12/26
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