Re: 2 Problems

["Bhattacharya, Soubhik" <soubhik_bhattacharya mentorg com>]

thanks Ben. I'm thru...

Ben FrantzDale wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-03-26 at 21:05, Bhattacharya, Soubhik wrote:
>
> > Ben FrantzDale wrote:
> >
> >
> > > > > > 1) i can't use mouse to paste text. i do select and copy text using 
> > > > > > mouse. but to paste it have to use `shift-insert' key combination.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > That's not right. Is this only within gnome programs, or even for things
> > > > > like xterm or mozilla?
> > > >
> > > > it's true for xterm and mozilla. Gnome being my graphical desktop 
> > > > environment, I assumed that it is responsible for these issues.
> > >
> > >
> > > It isn't. That is the job of X11.
> > >
> > > By "use [the] mouse to paste text" I assume you mean middle-clicking. 
> >
> > You're right. actually i'm pressing left and right buttons together to 
> > emulate a middle button. it is a 2-button MicroSoft IntelliMouse, which 
> > is PS/2 compatible (as written on it). well, it also has a wheel button.
> >
> > If
> >
> > > so, then it sounds like X  doesn't see your middle mouse button. Try
> > > draging things around on the gnome panel with the middle button. If you
> > > can't then the issue is X not seeing the button.
> > >
> > > If you have a 2-button mouse, it may not be set to emulate 3 buttons.
> >
> >
> > how do I set X to emulate 3 buttons?
>
>
> First, try clicking the mouse wheel, that should act as a third button.
>
> If you want to emulate 3 buttons, the best way I know is to edit your
> /etc/X11/XF86Config file, which may be no fun if you aren't comfortable
> with editing config files.
>
> I have XFree86-4, so the file is /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. In it I have the
> following lines:
>
>  Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
>         Driver          "mouse"
>         Option          "CorePointer"
>         Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
>         Option          "Protocol"              "PS/2"
>         Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
>         Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
> EndSection
>
> If you only have /etc/X11/XF86Config, you want something like this:
>
> Section "Pointer"
>     Protocol    "PS/2"
>     Device      "/dev/mouse"
>     Emulate3Buttons
>     Emulate3Timeout 50
> EndSection
>
>
> Basically, just add the line (or two) refering to Emulate3Buttons.
>
>
> --Ben

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Soubhik Bhattacharya
Associate Member Technical Staff
Mentor Graphics
Hyderabad, India.
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