Re: Middle Button Emulation -

2016-11-27 Thread Ed Greshko
On 11/28/16 06:39, Bob Goodwin wrote: > Ok, I understand that. I made the changes to 10-evdev.conf as was > suggestedmore than a > year ago, assumed that just had to be. > > So in the present case /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d should survive updates, but how > would I > determine the sequence in which

Re: Middle Button Emulation -

2016-11-27 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 11/27/16 16:20, Ed Greshko wrote: That is why every system service has a location where a user can make changes to configurations which will not be overwritten by updates. In this case your changes should be made to a file that you create in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d. It would also be helpful

Re: Middle Button Emulation -

2016-11-27 Thread Ed Greshko
On 11/28/16 00:44, Bob Goodwin wrote: > Yes, after some updates I have had to go back and "fix" 3-button emulation, a > bother but > I am lost without it. Old habits are hard to break, especially > when they work better than the alternative. That is why every system service has a location

Re: Middle Button Emulation -

2016-11-27 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 11/27/16 10:37, Ed Greshko wrote: 2 things to note here. First, that file is, as noted in the comments contained in the file, for evdev based systems. The default these days for Fedora is "libinput" not "evdev". Try not to confuse the 2. + I saw a reference to "libinput" but did not

Re: Middle Button Emulation -

2016-11-27 Thread Ed Greshko
On 11/27/16 23:22, Bob Goodwin wrote: > Doing as suggested corrects the problem: > > adding a file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-3rdbutton.conf with the following > content: > > Section "InputClass" >Identifier "middle button" >MatchIsPointer "on" >MatchDriver "libinput" >Option

Re: Middle Button Emulation -

2016-11-27 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 11/27/16 09:27, Bob Goodwin wrote: On 11/27/16 08:32, Ed Greshko wrote: On 11/27/16 18:34, Bob Goodwin wrote: I'm having troubled setting middle button emulation in a new Fedora25 Workstation/XFCE installation. first I added: Section "InputClass" Identifier &quo

Re: Middle Button Emulation -

2016-11-27 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 11/27/16 08:32, Ed Greshko wrote: On 11/27/16 18:34, Bob Goodwin wrote: I'm having troubled setting middle button emulation in a new Fedora25 Workstation/XFCE installation. first I added: Section "InputClass" Identifier "middle button emulation class"

Re: Middle Button Emulation -

2016-11-27 Thread Ed Greshko
On 11/27/16 18:34, Bob Goodwin wrote: > I'm having troubled setting middle button emulation in a new Fedora25 > Workstation/XFCE > installation. first I added: > > Section "InputClass" > Identifier "middle button emulation class" > MatchIsPoi

Middle Button Emulation -

2016-11-27 Thread Bob Goodwin
I'm having troubled setting middle button emulation in a new Fedora25 Workstation/XFCE installation. first I added: Section "InputClass" Identifier "middle button emulation class" MatchIsPointer "on" Option "Emulate3Buttons"

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-17 Thread Ed Greshko
On 10/17/16 19:53, Bob Goodwin wrote: > Thanks for your help, You're welcome. -- You're Welcome Zachary Quinto ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-17 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 10/17/2016 03:48 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote: On 10/16/16 21:10, Ed Greshko wrote: Does the output of the log change if you move the line That's where I stand now, still confused, may need a new mother board, Bob + And 3-button emulation works here in F-25 with the track ball connected at

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-17 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 10/16/16 21:10, Ed Greshko wrote: Does the output of the log change if you move the line Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on" Into the top entry "catchall" and remove what you've edited in that file? + I will try that next, just having coffee, facing an early appointment at the VA low vision

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-16 Thread Ed Greshko
On 10/17/16 08:41, Bob Goodwin wrote: > On 10/16/16 20:13, Ed Greshko wrote: >>> It still will not copy/paste with "Emulate3Buttons". When log in/out did >>> not help I >>> >rebooted ... >>> > >>> >As part of an earlier effort I changed to "lightdm" if that matters? That >>> >never caused a

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-16 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 10/16/16 20:13, Ed Greshko wrote: It still will not copy/paste with "Emulate3Buttons". When log in/out did not help I >rebooted ... > >As part of an earlier effort I changed to "lightdm" if that matters? That never caused a >problem before ... > What is the log output now? The Desktop

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-16 Thread Ed Greshko
On 10/17/16 07:41, Bob Goodwin wrote: > On 10/16/16 19:02, Ed Greshko wrote: >> >> On 10/17/16 05:12, Bob Goodwin wrote: >>> Section "InputClass" >>>Identifier "middle button emulation class" >>>MatchIsPointer "on

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-16 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 10/16/16 19:02, Ed Greshko wrote: On 10/17/16 05:12, Bob Goodwin wrote: Section "InputClass" Identifier "middle button emulation class" MatchIsPointer "on" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on" Driver "evdev&q

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-16 Thread Ed Greshko
On 10/17/16 05:12, Bob Goodwin wrote: > Section "InputClass" > Identifier "middle button emulation class" > MatchIsPointer "on" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on" > Driver "evdev" > EndSe

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-16 Thread Ed Greshko
On 10/17/16 05:12, Bob Goodwin wrote: > On 10/16/16 16:16, Ed Greshko wrote: >> OK... >> >> Then check your /var/log/Xorg.0.log to see if it is being loaded. >> >> grep evdev Xorg.0.log should be sufficient > + > [bobg@localhost ~]$ grep evdev /var/log/Xorg.0.log > [61.657] (**) Power

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-16 Thread Bob Goodwin
/input/event*" Driver "evdev" EndSection Section "InputClass" Identifier "evdev touchscreen catchall" MatchIsTouchscreen "on" MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*" Driver "evdev" EndSection Secti

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-16 Thread Ed Greshko
On 10/16/16 18:05, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > > On 10/16/16 05:49, Ed Greshko wrote: >>> On box7 this works as expected, on this new installation in box10 it does >>> not. >>> > >>> >Why not and how do I fix the problem? >>> > >>> >Any help appreciated, >>> > >> I suppose the first question is "Do

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-16 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 10/16/16 05:49, Ed Greshko wrote: On box7 this works as expected, on this new installation in box10 it does not. > >Why not and how do I fix the problem? > >Any help appreciated, > I suppose the first question is "Do you have xorg-x11-drv-evdev installed on the new system?". + It looks

Re: Middle button emulation -

2016-10-16 Thread Ed Greshko
s both running Fedora 24, this one a new > installation. On > both I have added the following to /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf: > > Section "InputClass" > Identifier "middle button emulation class" > MatchIsPointer "on" &

Middle button emulation -

2016-10-16 Thread Bob Goodwin
the following to /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf: Section "InputClass" Identifier "middle button emulation class" MatchIsPointer "on" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on" Driver "evdev" EndSection On bo