Re: mouse buttons...still...

["Jeremiah Merkl" <merkjj@uleth.ca>]

Kevin Puetz wrote:

> c@eskimo.com said:
> >    JM> Last time I asked this, the only response I got back was
> >    JM> "buy a cheap 3-button USB mouse". Sorry, that isn't a
> >    JM> solution. I'm on an ADB only machine. (G3 all-in-one, aka
> >    JM> beige G3-233)
> > Buy a nice multiple-button ADB mouse, then!  Having real buttons is
> > really nice (and I love my TurboMouse).
>
> fwiw, I actually put a belkin USB card in my G3/233 (I wanted a wheel mouse),
> works great in both linux and macos (you'll need to downlaod apple's usb
> drivers for PCI cards).
>

It's an unwanted machine, so unless I pay for this stuff out of my own pocket,
buying things isn't an option.

> but there is some adb_buttons=1,<key>,<key> or some such to setup those two
> keycode (use showkeys to get them on a console) to make keys for the other
> buttons - but I really recommend a real multi-button mouse.

Ahh! that's what I was looking for...now where the heck do I put this tidbit?
Kernel parameter in bootX? xmodmap? I don't need X all that often, but when I
do, having a working mouse makes life soooooo much easier.

Thanks for the help!

-Jeremiah Merkl