Re: [SLUG] Newfangled mice and Xfree

[Kevin Waterson <kevin@nospam.oceania.net>]

CaT wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 01, 1999 at 01:28:26PM +1100, Charlie Brady wrote:
> >
> > I've got a couple of new, unfancy, inexpensive mice which work fine using
> > "gpm -t ms" - so GPM treats it as a 3-button Microsoft mouse. But I can't
> > get the middle button to work with Xfree.

Quite often mouses are package inside a generic three button shell
The middle button is not conected to anything.
Are you sure the mouse is a three button, not just has three buttons

> I use it. works great. And since I got a mouse that doesn't use a spastic
> ms protocol, the third mouse button works just fine.
>
> While I was using spazzo mouse the mid mouse button worked some
> times but it stuck alot and was a pain to use (stuck s/w wise, not
> physically).

This may be just me but I have a problem with the use of the word
spastic in relation to non/malfunctioning apparatus.
Spastic people I know and their families display much courage and
a spiritual bond that I can only aspire to. The strength displayed by
these people often leaves me very humbled indeed.

I hardly see a piece of malfunctioning apparatus coming close to
these traits

Kind regards

Kevin

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