Re: mouse middle button not working in X

["Jeremiah H. Savage" <jeremiahsavage@abac.com>]

If you have usb ports, I recommend the Belkin 3-button mouse. See: 
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=38&pcount=&Product_Id=22121&Section.Section_Path=%2FUSB%2FMultimed%2E%2E%2Eeyboards%2F

There are clear instructions for setting up usb devices at
http://www.linux-usb.org/

And you get real 3-button function.

Jeremiah


Anthony Campbell wrote:

> On 02 Dec 2000, Jeremiah H. Savage wrote:
>
> > When I was using a ps/2 mouse, I got the middle buttom to work by 
> > changing the Device in the "Pointer" Section of /etc/X11/XF86Config from
> > Device 
> > 	"/dev/psaux"	<-- yours might have something else
> > to
> > Device 
> > 	"/dev/gpmdata"
> >
> > Jeremiah
> >
> > Anthony Campbell wrote:
> >
> >
> > > I have a 3-button mouse; Microsoft-compatible. It works as expected in
> > > the console but the middle button doesn't work in X.
> > >
> > > Also, I have to turn it off in the console when I'm in X, otherwise the
> > > pointer freezes.
> > >
> > > Any ideas about this?
> > >
> > > Anthony
>
> Yes, I used to have "/dev/gpmdata" as well at one time. I tried it again
> now and it does allow the mouse to work both in console and X. However,
> the middle button still doesn't work, but I've gone back to a 2-button
> genuine Microsoft mouse which can at least emulate 3 buttons (essential
> for xfig).