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Date:      Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:01:31 -0600 (CST)
From:      Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us>
To:        Gregory Sutter <gsutter@pobox.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: mousen
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812102157350.4057-100000@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us>
In-Reply-To: <19981209230101.H12269@orcrist.mediacity.com>

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On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Gregory Sutter wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 09, 1998 at 07:57:06PM -0600, Chris Dillon wrote:
> 
> > Yup.  I have a Marble FX.  The box for this thing had "Windows" all over
> > it and I was afraid it wouldn't work with FreeBSD, having 4 buttons and
> > all.  Turns out it was detected AND XFree86 sees all the buttons.  :-)
> 
> Does your fourth button do anything funky, or just double-left-click
> like mine?

Not much at all, actually.  I imagine this has everything to do with the
window manager you're using.  xev reports the fourth button
press/release event just like any of the other buttons.
 
> > The Trackman Marble FX is the best trackball I have ever laid my
> > eyes/hands on.  Only works well for righties though.  Logitech might
> > make a lefty version, but I haven't seen it in stores.
> 
> It is also the best trackball I have ever seen or used.  I also use
> a Kensington Turbo Mouse every day, and the Logitech beats that one
> hands down.  It's cheaper, too, at about $75.

I paid $100 for mine a few months ago.  I guess the price has come down
somewhat.  It made me cringe when I saw the pricetag, but I couldn't
pass it up. :-)

> These mice rule.
> 
> Greg
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