Date: Tue, 2 Jan 1996 19:53:10 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: chuckr@Glue.umd.edu (Chuck Robey) Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New mouse Message-ID: <199601030253.TAA13456@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960102173532.11149A-100000@latte.eng.umd.edu> from "Chuck Robey" at Jan 2, 96 05:47:48 pm
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> I tried to keep this question off this list, but I have been patiently > waiting responses from several other sources, and they don't seem to be > panning out. I wanted to replace my old Addison trackballs with new > ones, because their action was getting quite jerky. I insist on getting > a track ball with this geometry: > > /------------------+---+---+---\ > | | | | | > | | | | | > | --- +---+---+---| > | ( ) | > | ___ | > | | > \------------------------------/ > Excuse my miserable graphics, but that's the best I can produce. Anyhow, > I wasn't willing to pay $90 each for Logitech models, but I found some > no-name models that claimed Microsoft compatibility and ran $20 each. My > problem is that, un XFree86, the middle mouse button won't work. I've > tried all the obvious combinations I could define from the XConfig file, > but I still couldn't get it to work. I would really like some help. > > Of course, if someone said "RTFM, you fool" and included a reference to > the FM, I would be even happier. Even if it meant buying a book. Well, other than cleaning your old trackball, you probably want to hold down the left mouse button while you are powering on and/or when you start the X server. Many of these sill "MS compatible" mice with three buttons will switch modes based on the left button being down at power on. If it's really old, there's probably a small switch somewhere. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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