From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 3 07:11:50 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id HAA12632 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 3 Jan 1996 07:11:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from chemserv.umd.edu (chemserv.umd.edu [129.2.64.40]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id HAA12621 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 1996 07:11:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from latte.eng.umd.edu (latte.eng.umd.edu [129.2.98.15]) by chemserv.umd.edu (8.7.3/8.7) with ESMTP id KAA27107; Wed, 3 Jan 1996 10:11:38 -0500 (EST) Received: (chuckr@localhost) by latte.eng.umd.edu (8.7.3/8.6.4) id KAA03501; Wed, 3 Jan 1996 10:11:32 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 10:11:24 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey X-Sender: chuckr@latte.eng.umd.edu To: Terry Lambert cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New mouse In-Reply-To: <199601030253.TAA13456@phaeton.artisoft.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk On Tue, 2 Jan 1996, Terry Lambert wrote: [intro and bad graphics deleted]] > > 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. Thanks, Terry, mine did. > > If it's really old, there's probably a small switch somewhere. > The older one these two are replacing did have a switch. > > Terry Lambert > terry@lambert.org > --- > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present > or previous employers. > ============================================================================ Chuck Robey chuckr@eng.umd.edu -- I run FreeBSD on n3lxx and Journey2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dilbert Zone is Dilbert's new WWW home! The area features never-before-seen original sketches of Dilbert, a photo tour of Scott Adams' studio, Dilbert Trivia and memorabilia, high school photos and much more!: