From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 19 12:59:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6FA016A4CE for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:59:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fed1rmmtao09.cox.net (fed1rmmtao09.cox.net [68.230.241.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C52343D31 for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:59:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from robertmcilroy@cox.net) Received: from [192.168.1.102] (really [68.231.10.72]) by fed1rmmtao09.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with ESMTP id <20040419195918.GCQK14862.fed1rmmtao09.cox.net@[192.168.1.102]>; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:59:19 -0400 From: Rob To: ilich , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:55:00 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200404191255.00863.robertmcilroy@cox.net> Subject: Re: mouse in FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 19:59:34 -0000 On Wednesday 14 April 2004 11:00 pm, ilich wrote: > Hello All! > 1. My mouse has a fancy wheel.Can I use it in the X Window system? > 2. Can I use copy\cut\paste text with mouse in the console? > 4. Can I copy mouse options for X from Linux? > 3. How do I copy\cut\paste text in Vim? > Thanks, Ivan I can answer the first two; 1. Yes put - Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" - without the dashes in your InputDevice section of your XF86Config file and restart X and the wheel should work. 2. I do it all of the time but not with the right mouse button, I highlight the text and then use the edit menu at the top of the console for the cut/ paste option. I can not answer the other two. Rob M.