I use mousewheel functionality in (almost)all of linux by only modifying two files,
both of which you can get details at:
http://www-sop.inria.fr/koala/colas/mouse-wheel-scroll/
One thing that the page doesn't say to do is to make your .Xdefaults file
excecutable using chmod. If you don't have an .Xdefaults file, then make one.
Anthony
Patrick Goetz wrote:
> I've scoured Dejanews, emailed Netscape, and stalked Marc Andreeson all to
> no avail. Siglinux: the last resort.
>
> I find that it's pretty easy to get addicted to using the little roller
> thingy that Microsoft grafted onto the common mouse, particularly when
> browsing web pages.
>
> As far as I know, in order to get the roller to work in Netscape for
> linux, one has to pass a bunch of keymap information on the command line
> as in:
>
> /usr/lib/netscape/netscape -no-about-splash -xrm
> "Netscape*globalNonTextTranslations: Ctrl<Btn4Down>: PageUp()\n
> Ctrl<Btn5Down>: PageDown()\n Shift<Btn4Down>: LineUp()\n
> Shift<Btn5Down>: LineDown()\n
> None<Btn4Down>:LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()\n
> None<Btn5Down>:LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()\n
> Alt<Btn4Down>: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n
> Alt<Btn5Down>: xfeDoCommand(back)\n
> <Key>KP_9: PageUp()\n <Key>KP_3: PageDown()\n <Key>KP_8: LineUp()\n
> <Key>KP_2: LineDown()\n <Key>KP_4: ColumnLeft()\n
> <Key>KP_6: ColumnRight()\n" $*
>
> The problem is, that when you do this, the arrow keys (and the <Alt> arrow
> keys) stop working in Messenger. Of course the best thing about Messenger
> is that it's the only graphical MUA which can be completely operated from
> the keyboard WHEN THE ARROW KEYS ARE WORKING. When they're not, it's a
> pain in the ass like all other GUI fronted MUA's.
>
> Has anyone found a solution to this problem?
>
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