Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:31:28 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Open Slate <openslateproj@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Three button mouse emulation Message-ID: <20111025203128.GA89198@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <CAAuBV2dZibQ7LBDVD=gYx=jmtA-gBokeOWvbKG2zExWwE8QE1Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAAuBV2cxV8%2Bn4scgTszYMZt7K6_4NYxZNELi%2B6z=HY98b=2oBA@mail.gmail.com> <CAAuBV2cF4QhK=LHx3dPecw0aZ5u9mQ2Qdzs5V84oMWKA_D0QeA@mail.gmail.com> <CAAuBV2dZibQ7LBDVD=gYx=jmtA-gBokeOWvbKG2zExWwE8QE1Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 07:06:08AM -1000, Open Slate wrote: > A simple way to enable three button mouse emulation is to put > > mouse_flags=-3 > > in /etc/rc.conf. I cannot find this documented anywhere. Section 4.5 of the > faq mentions this feature and refers to the moused man page, where we are > told to pass -3 to moused. Similar treatment in the handbook. Section > 2.10.10. Only a seasoned veteran would think to look in > /etc/defaults/rc.conf. > > This trick is especially useful to laptop users and should be in the > handbook. I just did an install of 8.2 and followed the documentation quite closely (unlike usual) and saw it mentioned in two different places. But, I sure can't find it right now. ////jerry > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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