On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote:

> I use a laptop with one of those touch pads you use for a mouse where
> you drag your finger around on it and have two buttons for left and
> right mouse.
>
> Can any one tell me how to copy with mouse (really the left mouse
> button provided on the touchpad) but paste from keyboard while in text
> (console) mode?  Or using the touch pad thing somehow.  I've tried
> pressing both touchpad buttons at once to emulate middle mouse but it
> has no effect.
>


First of all:

man 8 gpm


then edit /etc/conf.d/gpm and add a (or modify an existing uncommented):

APPEND="-2"

And then the right-click should be paste.

HTH-

James

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