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> Hi,
>
> I am trying to configure the buttons on my Microsoft serial mouse (2
> button) to do copy and paste functions when in the XFree86
> environment. When I first boot up RH5.0 and before entering startx
> the mouse buttons work the way I would like, with the left mouse
> button highlighting text I want to copy and then the right mouse
> button pasting that highlighted text.
> After going to X Windows the left mouse button highlights text but
> when I click the right mouse button the whole line of text is highlighted
> instead of getting pasted at an insertion point. If it matters I am
> using fvwm as the windows manager.
>
> If someone could give me some ideas or point me to a HOW TO I would
> appreciate it.
>
This is because the gpm daemon, which controls your mouse
under a text console, is configured properly while the Xserver grabs
the mouse directly and is (mis)configured via a separate config file.
You want to edit the config file to support 'Emulate 3 button mice,'
this will allow you to press both buttons at once to emulate the third
button. Uncomment out the appropriate lines and restart X.
see: man gpm(1), man XF86Config(5)
[root@marquez /root]# cd /etc/X11
[root@marquez X11]# grep mouse XF86Config
# (mouse and keyboard) settings.
# change the keyboard or mouse settings (currently only xset).
Device "/dev/mouse"
# Port "/dev/mouse2"
[root@marquez X11]# less XF86config
[...]
# Pointer section
#
# **********************************************************************
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "MouseSystems"
Device "/dev/mouse"
# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.
# Protocol "Xqueue"
# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice
# BaudRate 9600
# SampleRate 150
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
# Emulate3Buttons
# Emulate3Timeout 50
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
# ChordMiddle
EndSection
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