🚀 go-pugleaf

On 23 Jun 1996 09:18:12 GMT, Marc Butler <marc@zip.com.au> wrote:
>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.
>

This is how I do it also, but you may have to add a couple of lines to your
XF86Config file to make X understand.


# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice

#    BaudRate	9600
#    SampleRate	150

># Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
># Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
>
>    Emulate3Buttons
>    Emulate3Timeout    50
>
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice


And after that pressing both buttons within 50ms, you will then have a 
middle button.
-- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  DNS are for wimpy little freaks    |    Ben Walding, e3322439@130.102.2.20
                                     |    http://130.102.2.20/~e3322439
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------