Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 08:33:55 -0500 From: Dev Tugnait <dev@unixdaemon.org> To: Laurent Demaret <laurent.demaret@free.fr> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Console ps2 mouse behavior control (was : Re: test) Message-ID: <20031130133355.GB90661@daemon.org> In-Reply-To: <20031130131630.GA90661@daemon.org> References: <20031130112315.GC87835@daemon.org> <34F658A6-2336-11D8-A803-000393A95684@free.fr> <20031130131630.GA90661@daemon.org>
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err my sleepy brain /etc/rc.cong should be set to no rather delete the Emua= lte3Buttons entry if you ahve one sorry about that jumbled it up=20 * Dev Tugnait (dev@unixdaemon.org) wrote: > Well hi firstly make sure /etc/rc.conf does set Emulate3Buttons=3Dyes...Y= Ou didnt specify what mouse you have...Auto works fine mos t of the time. I= f you wan mouse wheel add this to XF86Config >=20 > Identifier "Mouse1" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "Auto" > Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > Option Emulate3Buttons "no" >=20 > restart X this is just an example feel free to try it have fun :) > =20 > * Laurent Demaret (laurent.demaret@free.fr) wrote: > >=20 > > Le dimanche, 30 nov 2003, =E0 12:23 Europe/Paris, Dev Tugnait a =E9crit= : > >=20 > > >its not quiet we are alive and kicking :) > > Good, let's see if you can kick me out from my mess ;-/ > >=20 > > My basic purpose is to give my children a so much nice place on their= =20 > > pc than my one on my mac. > > Instead of their win98 .. > >=20 > > So I rode lots of docs about freebsd (specialy handbook, faq,=20 > > beginners), downloaded iso images of the 5.1release and started the=20 > > install from cd. > > Everythings were almost nice the first time (with learning, reading,=20 > > understanding behind) so far I tried to add wheel mouse to my=20 > > configuration. > > It was a bad idea because the next time I started freebsd my rc.conf=20 > > had a bad character (eof instead of backquote or whatever) on the 1456= =20 > > th line (of a 1455 lines file). Maybee because I made change with=20 > > abiword ... > > Before that time I had been able to set up a good configuration for my= =20 > > ps2 mouse and it worked fine inside kde and even in console mode. > >=20 > > Unable to make a new rc.conf from the bad one I made a new install of= =20 > > freebsd but probably not the good one as my kde taskbar don't have=20 > > anymore direct to shell button. (I will have a look at that later). > >=20 > > The main trouble I have now is to stop stupid behavior of my mouse : as= =20 > > soon I move it too fast or move a couple pixels to left it refuges=20 > > itself on left edge of the screen. Tried to control that from kde but= =20 > > did not get any amelioration. Kde mouse is set to sysmouse so I would= =20 > > like to get a correct mouse behavior from sysinstall test mouse dialog. > > The best thing I can get now is with Microsoft IntelliMouse but pointer= =20 > > still go as quick as possible to left side of the screen, whichever=20 > > protocol I use. > >=20 > > I tried many ways to come back the first time I setted, tried to=20 > > remember the good words to ask google but at least get exausted : how= =20 > > to configure freebsd mouse focus (to the macos one) in console mode ? > >=20 > > "auto" give me the worse : each move of the mouse act as accept (or=20 > > refuse ?) sysinstall dialog "Is the mouse cursor moving" > >=20 > > Hopefully > >=20 > > Laurent Demaret > >=20 > > --=20 > > laurent.demaret@freeNoSpam.fr > >=20 > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >=20 > ---++--- > ---------GnuPGPVer 1.2.3-------------------------------------------------- > pub 1024D/B9046473 2003-11-21 Dev Tugnait (Freebsd) <dev@unixdaemon.org> > Key fingerprint =3D F690 6725 1930 6FBE C05A FE4D 6CB1 34C1 B904 64= 73 > sub 1024g/F8F019DF 2003-11-21 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ---++--- ---------GnuPGPVer 1.2.3-------------------------------------------------- pub 1024D/B9046473 2003-11-21 Dev Tugnait (Freebsd) <dev@unixdaemon.org> Key fingerprint =3D F690 6725 1930 6FBE C05A FE4D 6CB1 34C1 B904 6473 sub 1024g/F8F019DF 2003-11-21 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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