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Re: 3 button mouse



On Sun, 13 Apr 1997, Elad Tsur wrote:

> I've recently installed Linux on my computer. However I discovered that
> the middle mouse button does not work in XFree 3.2. After reading GPM
> documentation I discovered that:
> 
> 1. My mouse is MS compatible with 3 buttons "hack" - real MS mice have
> only 2 buttons.
> 2. XFree does not support this hack.
> 3. GPM does, and I can use the -R option to pas it to XFree
> 4. However I cannot drag with the mid button because of the limitation
> of the hack.

You don't drag with the mid button.

> 5. I it very difficult to find a 3 button mouse that uses *another*
> protocol, as most salesmen don't have a clue what I'm talking about.

Get a Logitech MouseMan for christs sake, 3 buttons, works like a charm,
no fuss.

> 
> So my question is: where can I buy a 3 button mouse that support
> "real" 3 button protocol ? Do they still exist or has MS done it again?

Read above.

> 
> Thanks for your help...
> 
> -- 
> Elad Tsur
> 
--Ariel

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   | Ariel Biener                                            |
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