begin Robin Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 03:59:13PM -0800, Robin Snyder wrote: > > > I occasionally want to switch to a second mouse, which is a Logitech > > > Mouseman mouse with two buttons and a scroll wheel/button (not cordless) > > > and have been trying to write a second version of my XF86Config-4 file to > > > accommodate the new mouse. If I use protocol "microsoft," the cursor > > > tracks the mouse motions appropriately, but I have to use third button > > > emulation to paste text. Everything that I've seen on the net suggests > > > that the correct mouse protocol is IMPS/2 and that I should use device > > > "mouse," but these give the classic wrong protocol random mouse movements. > > > Anyone know what I should do to get the third button working? I've tried > > > adding the line > > > > Robin, > > > > - How does the mouse you are working with connect to the computer? > > USB or PS/2 or old style 9-pin serial > > > > - Have you tried the "PS/2" protocol? > > It's a ps/2 mouse. I tried the PS/2 protocol as well as the IMPS/2 > protocol but both cause the cursor to shoot around wildly and hang out > near the screen edges in classic "I'm unhappy with my protocol" > fashion.
sounds like a repeater problem. what device does X use to read mouse events? the device file itself? or a fifo? pete -- First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Gandhi, being prophetic about Linux. Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
