On 04/11/2023 12:02, Ralph Corderoy wrote:
The old-school way to test this is to run xev(1), probably found in
package x11-utils. Just run it in a terminal window on your desktop.
A small window white window appears. Events that window receives are
spewed to the terminal. Move the mouse over it and try each of the
buttons in turn. You should see a ButtonPress and a ButtonRelease
event.
Yes. I tried xev first with similar results.
It sounds like your middle button's flaky. Consider giving it a clean
inside or whacking the mouse into the palm of your hand a couple of
times.
I tried the whacking solution by accident (I dropped the mouse onto a
hard floor) and then tried your method. Still not working. I'm nor
sure how to get inside without destroying the mouse, so I think a new
one is probably needed. It is a very old USB Microsoft 'Basic Optical
Mouse' and the plastic is looking a bit ancient now anyway. I think I
won't lament its going.
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