X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 369 - in trunk/debian: . local
Author: branden
Date: 2003-08-05 02:09:39 -0500 (Tue, 05 Aug 2003)
New Revision: 369
Modified:
trunk/debian/changelog
trunk/debian/local/FAQ
Log:
debian/local/FAQ: add more information about left-handed mouse use for gpm
users, courtesy of Osamu Aoki (Closes: #181579)
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
==============================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2003-08-05 06:50:57 UTC (rev 368)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2003-08-05 07:09:39 UTC (rev 369)
@@ -123,8 +123,11 @@
* debian/local/FAQ: add new question by Colin Walters; "Why am I not able to
run "startx" as a non-root user?" (thanks, Colin!) (Closes: #149482)
- -- Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> Tue, 5 Aug 2003 01:47:16 -0500
+ * debian/local/FAQ: add more information about left-handed mouse use for gpm
+ users, courtesy of Osamu Aoki (Closes: #181579)
+ -- Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> Tue, 5 Aug 2003 02:08:39 -0500
+
xfree86 (4.2.1-9) unstable; urgency=high
* urgency due to xterm security fixes; see below
Modified: trunk/debian/local/FAQ
==============================================================================
--- trunk/debian/local/FAQ 2003-08-05 06:50:57 UTC (rev 368)
+++ trunk/debian/local/FAQ 2003-08-05 07:09:39 UTC (rev 369)
@@ -552,6 +552,13 @@
For more information about xmodmap, see xmodmap(1).
+[The following information is courtesy of Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org>.]
+
+There is a gpm-based approach to solving this problem if the XFree86 X server
+is configured to use /dev/gpmdata for a mouse device. The "-B" option to gpm
+should help. You can use it by adding it to the "append" line in
+/etc/gpm.conf.
+
*) How do I stop xdm from starting at boot?
This is a very common question from people who have upgraded from Debian 2.0
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