Re: Macally 2 button mouse - new problems


Subject: Re: Macally 2 button mouse - new problems
From: Hollis R Blanchard (hollis+@andrew.cmu.edu)
Date: Sun Oct 29 2000 - 09:34:14 MST


On Sun, 29 Oct 2000, Iain Stevenson wrote:
>
> on 29/10/00 2:19 am, Hollis R Blanchard at hollis+@andrew.cmu.edu wrote:
> >
> > I recently got my hands on the translucent MacAlly two-button ADB mouse
> > (which afaik is the last multi-button mouse still produced) specifically
> > to test it with Linux.
> >
> > It just worked. All the problems you read about are old. I just plugged it
> > in and instantly got right and left buttons (from which you can emulate
> > the third in X).
>
> Oh ... I've got the little black 2 button mouse. As far as I can tell,
> XF86Config is not being changed by mouseconfig or Xconfigurator. It'd be
> really helpful if you could mail me the XF86Config that works with your
> Macally mouse.

That was months ago and I no longer have access to that machine.

But I think you're missing my point. I didn't change *anything* (including my
XF86Config). Do whatever you do for an ADB mouse (which depends on whether
you're using the input layer in new kernels or not).

-Hollis



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