Re gpm and swapping mouse buttons [ was: Re: old hardware, newer Debian [SOLVED]]

[Bob McGowan <bob_mcgowan@symantec.com>]

Mike McClain wrote:
> > From: mockingbird@ihug.co.nz (Chris Bannister)
> > Subject: Re: old hardware, newer Debian [SOLVED]
> >
> > > Any idea why my gpm mouse doesn't work at the CL after starting X until
> > > after stopping and starting it a couple of times? It is only a problem 
> > > right after starting X, then once it's working properly at the CL I can 
> > > switch back and forth between X and the CL with no more problems.
> > Does this help: http://bugs.debian.org/233933
> > also http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/gpm-X/node3.html
>
> Thanks for the pointers Chris, these are about using /dev/gpmdata which
> I wasn't doing and I tried it the suggested way and now don't have to 
> restart gpm when switching from X to the CLI but the mouse buttons are
> no longer swapped in X. I'll either have to figure out how to do that
> in X or have to relearn the mouse button to function map.
> Appreciate your help though.
> Mike

In the file /etc/gpm.conf, add or modify the append line this way:

    append='-B 321'

This swaps the mouse buttons when in a console using gpm directly.

I also had to change my GUI mouse settings, swapping the buttons there 
as well.

Bob

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