Re: Cut&Paste under XFree with 2-button mouse?

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From: Marc Butler
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 00:00

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Matt Bottrell (meb@camdell.ext.deakin.edu.au) wrote:
: I had a look through the man pages on 'xterm' but it only mentions
: 3 button mouses and the third button is your paste!  :(
: 
: Can I achieve this somehow on only 2 buttons?

 I am using a 2 button MS mouse (just a standard serial one); simultaneously
 pressing both the left and right buttons emulates the third button. X has to
 configured appropriately (ie: xf86config). I believe gpm is for virtual 
 console terminals, X Window handles the mouse itself.

 Marc.
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From: marc@zip.com.au (Marc Butler)
Subject: Re: Cut&Paste under XFree with 2-button mouse?
Date: 1996/06/23
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