2/3 buttom mouse emulation

Micah Buckley-Farlee yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Sun Jun 29 22:20:01 2003


um..its also for emulating both buttons 2 and 3 on a one button mouse. 
i think default is F11 and F12
On Monday, June 30, 2003, at 02:19 AM, Thierry de Coulon wrote:

> On Monday 30 June 2003 02:56, Ned Dupont wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> I have just installed YDL and love it. However, I am using a MacAlly
>> 1-button usb mouse and can't figure out what key I need to hold down 
>> to
>> emulate the 2nd button functions. Simple things like emptying the 
>> trash
>> are not possible without that functionality. I have the mouse
>> configuration set to one button button mouse w/ 3 button emulation
>> checked but no luck.
>> By the way, YDL does recognize the brand I am using. I can see the 
>> mouse
>> description flash by at boot-up.
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Ned Dupont
>
> Can't answer your question (I did not even unpack my 
> Apple-one-button-button)
> but:
> - AFAIK 3 button emulation is used to emulate button 3 on a two button 
> mouse.
> I doubt it's of any use on a one button one.
> - If you're serious about using Linux you should get yourself a 2 
> button
> mouse. By the way, Mac OS X also "requires" 2 buttons to work 
> correctly. The
> reason why Apple continues shipping 1 button mice remains a mystery to 
> me
> (designer wish?).
>
> Thierry
>
> -- 
> Smile . . . tomorrow will be worse.
>
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