Re: [aclug-L] cut and paste (gpm)

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

j m wagle <jmwagle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hi John,
> thanks for the assistance.  My cut and paste still doesn't work.
> maybe X doesn't recognize my three buttons?  
> 
> In my XF86Config I state: .. Pointer ...Protocol "Microsoft"....
> Buttons 3 
> Where else should I look?  

OK, if it's a 3-button mouse, it's not a Microsoft one.  My guess is
that, if it's a serial mouse, it would be either Logitech or Mouse
Systems protocol.  If it's a PS/2 mouse, you would generally pick the
PS/2 protocol.

If this still doesn't work, try the ChordMiddle option.  If that
doesn't work, you can try Emulate3Buttons as a last resort -- in that
case, pressing the left and right buttons emulate a press of the
middle one.

Also note that on some mice with 4 buttons, the "4th" button may
appear to X as the middle button, instead of what would normally
appear as the middle button.

> I feel I must appologize for my 'newbieness' sorry for the gpm
> question, I looked up 'cut and paste' and found that.

No problem at all!

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