From: dingbat@diku.dk (Niels Skov Olsen) Subject: Re: 3 button mice Date: 21 Dec 1992 23:10:23 GMT
(Michael Hackney) writes:
>Does anyone have any information on 3 button mice under Linux? I have a 3
>button 'Alien' mouse that supports MicroSoft and PC (has a switch on the
>mouse's belly). However, I can't find anything to check if the middle
>button works. When I run the 'mouse' utility in /usr/X386/lib/X11/tst/mouse
>withe the MS option only 2 buttons work. Are there generic Linux or DOS
>testing programs to see if my mouse's middle button even works?
I have a Genius GM-F302 with a 2/3 button switch on the belly. This
also switches between Microsoft mode and Mousesystems mode. Therefore
set the switch to 3 buttons and include try this in your Xconfig:
mousesystems "/dev/<your.mouse>"
Niels