Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 22:55:08 -0500 Kelly McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Well, that's an improvement. Holding alt and scrolling the mouse > actually does the same thing. Hy, I didn't notice that! Now *that* is cool! Screw the side buttons, I'll be happy if they are now recognized in games or something... -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ There are no accidents whatsoever in the universe. -- Baba Ram Dass Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 17:56:43 -0500 Kelly McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > Please tell me your kidding. OK, I'll assume your not. You seem to be > one of the few for whom this mysteriously works. What you have is what > I started with before my first post about this. LOL! And I don't even care to use it, how's that for irony?! Howsabout we just trade comps? > Here's what I found: > > without the xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5" command, my thumb > buttons scroll up and down and wheel does nothing. OK, makes sense. > With this line in xinitrc it never seems to be executed, sounds like it is being overridden by something, possibly what you describe below. I would try commenting that out in xinit.d and instead having it run when *your user* starts X, rather than when the system starts X, maybe that's the difference? Shouldn't be, I know, but hey, this is X we're talking about...can be a whacko kinda thing at the best of times. BTW, do you start from runlevel 3, ie. textmode? I would highly recommend it, makes jumping in and out of X a breeze. Also, if you set vga=794 in your /etc/lilo.conf, you get a nice high res text mode with lotsa room on a big monitor, if ya got one. There are other modes, of course, set it depending on your screensize: # VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k # vga=791 # Normal VGA console # vga = normal # VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k # vga=791 # VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k # vga=790 # VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256 # vga=773 # VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x64k # vga=788 # VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x32k # vga=787 # VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x256 # vga=771 # VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x64k # vga=785 # VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x32k # vga=784 # VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256 # vga=769 notice mine is not listed there, I discovered 794 just by playing with it. (I have a 19" monitor, and 794 sets it to 1280x1024 I believe. > but I have it in a file under /etc/X11/xinit.d where it works fine. > So, with this command enabled, xev recognizes the thumb buttons as 6 > and 7. With imwheel running xev sees these buttons as left and right. > Without imwheel, mozilla and konq respond to the thumb buttons as if I > were pressing the left and right arrow keys. The same applies when > imwheel is running. The only difference I see, is that without > imwheel, holding alt while pressing arrow keys does nothing, but with > imwheel, this results in sliding the entire page left and right. > However, at no point has anything I've tried resulted in a back button > press. That is truly odd. As I say, the only difference I can see is that i am running xmodmap as a user, rather than as system. > A couple of questions, are you using this mouse in ps2 port or USB? It's a USB mouse, but I have it connected to PS/2 via an adapter. > Also, I am running a vanilla 9.1 install with the exception of > switching to ATI's video driver. Have you upgraded anything related to > XFree, that might be affecting this? Only other thing I can think of > is that maybe the window manager makes a difference, I guess I'll look > into that next. Well, I *did* upgrade to the latest XFree when advised to, I'm a religious updater for all security and bug advisories, so I'm running: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/downloads/sylpheed-0.9.5-gtk2-20030906]>$rpm -qa | grep XFree XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3-8.2mdk XFree86-libs-4.3-8.2mdk XFree86-server-4.3-8.2mdk XFree86-xfs-4.3-8.2mdk XFree86-4.3-8.2mdk XFree86-devel-4.3-8.2mdk XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3-8.2mdk but that shouldn't make any diff, nor should my WM. The important parts, so far as I can see, are: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7" Option "Buttons" "7" EndSection and the xmodmap -e added to your .xinitrc. In Mozilla and Galeon, what I find is that the side buttons indeed work as left and right arrow, without mod (alt), ie. scrolling left and right. With mod (alt), they act as forward and back in history. But since I load all links in a new window, and have them autogrouped into one frame, I can move between pages with the mousewheel, for me preferable to anything else. -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be. -- Lao Tsu Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
Aron Smith wrote: Have you tried Haywires solution? Dax Bong? lol, would probably help with the frustration level anyway! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 15:37, Kelly McCormick wrote: > Heather/Femme wrote: > > On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 03:14:19 -0500 > > Kelly McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>For what it's worth there are a host of apps that do accept keyboard > >>shortcuts mapped to these buttons see the following link for an idea > >>of the possibilities. > >> http://jcatki.no-ip.org/imwheel/imwheelrc > >> > >>Dax > >> > >> > > > > > > thx Dax. FWIW, I use the buttons in windows for exactly the same > > purpose you want them working... and it frustrates the hell out of me > > that I can't go back & forward in my browser with a button click! > > > > pisses me right off in fact...sigh > > > > Thx alot > > > > Femme-in-a-box > > > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Hi femme, > > I hear ya! > Same here! > Ditto! > Etc. Etc. Etc. > > Seems like such a simple thing, huh? > > Have you tried Haywires solution? > > Dax Bong? > > > > __ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
HaywireMac wrote: Alt-left mouse button and alt-right mouse button on the Intellimouse explorer takes you back and forth in either Galeon or Mozilla. lol, I just saw this post Haywire. I didn't realize you meant it worked using alt button to modify the mouse button. Your absolutely right. Because of the button reversal you mentioned earlier, It didn't seem to be doing anything when I clicked back because it was trying to go forward. Well, that's an improvement. Holding alt and scrolling the mouse actually does the same thing. Now I wonder if that is what was happeing in imwheel as well. With imwheel it should be possible to map both the alt and left into one button press. A little more tinkering and maybe things will actually work the way I planned. :) Dax Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 18:51:50 -0400 HaywireMac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 16:10:55 -0400 > Heather/Femme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > thx Dax. FWIW, I use the buttons in windows for exactly the same > > purpose you want them working... and it frustrates the hell out of > > me that I can't go back & forward in my browser with a button click! > > > > pisses me right off in fact...sigh > > sure ya can... > > I posted the sol'n just below, use xmodmap. > > Worked for me anyhow. > > Alt-left mouse button and alt-right mouse button on the Intellimouse > explorer takes you back and forth in either Galeon or Mozilla. > > -- > HaywireMac k thx I'll try it when I get time... Femme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 17:37:33 -0500 Kelly McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hear ya! > Same here! > Ditto! > Etc. Etc. Etc. > > Seems like such a simple thing, huh? > > Have you tried Haywires solution? > > Dax > TBH No. I've been doing email & IRC all freaking day... and I have to work soon on jewellery...sigh... so won't have time till maybe sunday to futz with it. :| oh well Lemme know if you get something .. Fun-Femme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
HaywireMac wrote: On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 07:40:59 -0400 HaywireMac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: For some weird reason, the forward and back in Mozilla is *reversed* (?). change it to this and all is well (ie. alt-button left=back, etc.) xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 7 6 4 5" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Please tell me your kidding. OK, I'll assume your not. You seem to be one of the few for whom this mysteriously works. What you have is what I started with before my first post about this. Here's what I found: without the xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5" command, my thumb buttons scroll up and down and wheel does nothing. OK, makes sense. With this line in xinitrc it never seems to be executed, but I have it in a file under /etc/X11/xinit.d where it works fine. So, with this command enabled, xev recognizes the thumb buttons as 6 and 7. With imwheel running xev sees these buttons as left and right. Without imwheel, mozilla and konq respond to the thumb buttons as if I were pressing the left and right arrow keys. The same applies when imwheel is running. The only difference I see, is that without imwheel, holding alt while pressing arrow keys does nothing, but with imwheel, this results in sliding the entire page left and right. However, at no point has anything I've tried resulted in a back button press. A couple of questions, are you using this mouse in ps2 port or USB? Also, I am running a vanilla 9.1 install with the exception of switching to ATI's video driver. Have you upgraded anything related to XFree, that might be affecting this? Only other thing I can think of is that maybe the window manager makes a difference, I guess I'll look into that next. Dax Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 16:10:55 -0400 Heather/Femme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > thx Dax. FWIW, I use the buttons in windows for exactly the same > purpose you want them working... and it frustrates the hell out of me > that I can't go back & forward in my browser with a button click! > > pisses me right off in fact...sigh sure ya can... I posted the sol'n just below, use xmodmap. Worked for me anyhow. Alt-left mouse button and alt-right mouse button on the Intellimouse explorer takes you back and forth in either Galeon or Mozilla. -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ Even the best of friends cannot attend each other's funeral. -- Kehlog Albran, "The Profit" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
Heather/Femme wrote: On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 03:14:19 -0500 Kelly McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: For what it's worth there are a host of apps that do accept keyboard shortcuts mapped to these buttons see the following link for an idea of the possibilities. http://jcatki.no-ip.org/imwheel/imwheelrc Dax thx Dax. FWIW, I use the buttons in windows for exactly the same purpose you want them working... and it frustrates the hell out of me that I can't go back & forward in my browser with a button click! pisses me right off in fact...sigh Thx alot Femme-in-a-box Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Hi femme, I hear ya! Same here! Ditto! Etc. Etc. Etc. Seems like such a simple thing, huh? Have you tried Haywires solution? Dax Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 03:14:19 -0500 Kelly McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For what it's worth there are a host of apps that do accept keyboard > shortcuts mapped to these buttons see the following link for an idea > of the possibilities. > http://jcatki.no-ip.org/imwheel/imwheelrc > > Dax > > thx Dax. FWIW, I use the buttons in windows for exactly the same purpose you want them working... and it frustrates the hell out of me that I can't go back & forward in my browser with a button click! pisses me right off in fact...sigh Thx alot Femme-in-a-box Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 07:40:59 -0400 HaywireMac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > For some weird reason, the > forward and back in Mozilla is *reversed* (?). change it to this and all is well (ie. alt-button left=back, etc.) xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 7 6 4 5" -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ It's not reality that's important, but how you perceive things. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 23:55:22 -0500 Kelly McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Does anybody know the correct way to get side thumb buttons on a > microsoft intellimouse explorer working as back and forward in mozilla > under 9.1? K, got it working in Mozilla, *without* imwheel I might add. Leave your XF config the way it is, but add this to your .xinitrc or whatever startup script: xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5" and I can scroll through my workspaces, documents, mails, etc. and also go forward and back in Mozilla and Galeon. For some weird reason, the forward and back in Mozilla is *reversed* (?). -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ "It's today!" said Piglet. "My favorite day," said Pooh. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 02:49:14 -0500 Kelly McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > How exactly did you do that? Is it a function of your window manager? > I assume your not using KDE? And does that mean you do not have the > "normal" window up and down window scrolling capability? Perhaps > there's an option in XFconfig to do what I want? Just grasping at > straws here. Deadman links to this page: http://koala.ilog.fr/colas/mouse-wheel-scroll/ and *it* has links to a discussion forum on exactly this topic if I am reading correctly. -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ Reality is just a crutch for people who can't handle science fiction. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 02:49:14 -0500 Kelly McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > How exactly did you do that? Is it a function of your window manager? > I assume your not using KDE? And does that mean you do not have the > "normal" window up and down window scrolling capability? Perhaps > there's an option in XFconfig to do what I want? Just grasping at > straws here. Well, Stephen's gonna kill me, but ya, it's Pekwm. It's one of a few window managers that lets you scroll through your desktops by mousewheeling on the background. XFCE does this, though poorly IMHO, and I think so does Fluxbox, but Flux Sux. Anyway, no it does not mess with scrollin' otherwise. The only option in XFConfig I'm aware of is the one you already know about: Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" but you can also use xmodmap, as I mentioned, to tweak it further when start X, like so: xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5" I think you saw that already too, no? someone reposted my post with this link: http://www.deadman.org/X/xbuttons.html Who knew the mouse could get so complicated? I won't complain tho, those poor bastards on Mac's with only one button... ;-) -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ It's hard to drive at the limit, but it's harder to know where the limits are. -- Stirling Moss Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
Heather/Femme wrote: On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 14:08:38 -0500 Kelly McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for taking a stab at it, apparently nobody is using this mouse? Any other ideas are welcome! Dax I'm using that mouse... I sort of gave up on the other buttons though..they work great in windows..but in linux? Forget it. least that was what I found after about 3 months off & on of screwing around. if you find a better answer pls tell me. Femme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Hi, Femme, rest assured if I find a way to get this to work I'll post the answer. Once apon a time I had this working with Mandrake 7.2 but IIRC it was with a logitech mouse with one thumb button, and it only really worked in netscape. Also at the time I believe that you actually needed to use imwheel just to get the scroll wheel working. What's really bugging me is that in my searches I have found several posts by people claiming that the setup I am using worked for them but for every one of those there are atleast ten who say it didn't work. For what it's worth there are a host of apps that do accept keyboard shortcuts mapped to these buttons see the following link for an idea of the possibilities. http://jcatki.no-ip.org/imwheel/imwheelrc Dax Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
HaywireMac wrote: When I start imwheel with X, it messes my scroll-thru-my-desktops function in my WM, mapped to button 5 and 6. In my XF config, the wheel is mapped to those, How exactly did you do that? Is it a function of your window manager? I assume your not using KDE? And does that mean you do not have the "normal" window up and down window scrolling capability? Perhaps there's an option in XFconfig to do what I want? Just grasping at straws here. Dax Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 14:08:38 -0500 Kelly McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Hi, Haywire, thanks for trying, but I'm afraid the short answer is no, > > that's not it. I tried it again just to make sure, but it only > prevents the side buttons from working at all. I believe that protocol > is for the Intellimouse version rather than the Intellimouse Explorer > version. I believe you are correct. > > Thanks for taking a stab at it, apparently nobody is using this mouse? > Any other ideas are welcome! I actually do have that same mouse, the one with the side buttons, I've played with various settings off and on, here and there, but I've never gotten them to work. 'Course, I didn't know about imwheel before either. When I start imwheel with X, it messes my scroll-thru-my-desktops function in my WM, mapped to button 5 and 6. In my XF config, the wheel is mapped to those, so maybe I'll play with starting imwheel, and changing the mapping to 6 and 7 and add an xmodmap line to my .xinitrc and see what happens. I don't use the forward and back buttons much at all in my browser, so I guess that's why I've never really bothered much with those extra buttons, but now that I think of it, they might come in handy for other things. My mitts are a bit big to access those things easily though... -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through. -- Paul Valery Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
HaywireMac wrote: On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 00:48:18 -0500 Kelly McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: From XF86Config-4: Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7" Option "Buttons" "7" In the imwheel manpage, it specifies that you must use the IMPS/2 protocol, could that be the prob? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Hi, Haywire, thanks for trying, but I'm afraid the short answer is no, that's not it. I tried it again just to make sure, but it only prevents the side buttons from working at all. I believe that protocol is for the Intellimouse version rather than the Intellimouse Explorer version. I am getting the results that I want and expected from konquerer, but mozilla seems to be interpreting the button mapping differently for some reason. If you have mozilla open and the window set narrow enough that you get a scroll bar on the bottom of the window, and press the left or right arrows on the keyboard, it scrolls the page left and right a few steps at a time. This is exactly what my mouse thumb buttons are doing. If you hold down the left alt key and press the left or right arrow keys in mozilla, it moves you back and forward a page in the history. This is what I want the mouse thumb buttons to do. Since the thumb buttons are already working as arrow keys in mozilla you would think that holding down the left alt key and pressing the thumb buttons would work the same as alt-left arrow, but instead it side scrolls by a whole page instead of a few steps. Mozilla seems to be the only program where they behave this way, in other programs the thumb buttons get the same action as holding left alt and using the arrow keys. Thanks for taking a stab at it, apparently nobody is using this mouse? Any other ideas are welcome! Dax Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
Kelly McCormick wrote: Kelly McCormick wrote: Kelly McCormick wrote: Does anybody know the correct way to get side thumb buttons on a microsoft intellimouse explorer working as back and forward in mozilla under 9.1? Does anyone know why this doesn't work? imwheel rpm from 9.1 discs is installed. imwheel process is getting started by logged in user. side buttons work for side to side scrolling in mozilla and konquerer so they are being recognized as the left arrow key and the right arrow key. What I want is for them to be working as LeftAlt+left arrow key combination, and LeftAlt+right arrow key combo respectively. One more note, I just noticed that the thumb buttons do seem to work as alt left arrow and alt right arrow in konquerer and kterm but still work only as left arrow and right arrow in mozilla. Dax Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
Kelly McCormick wrote: Kelly McCormick wrote: Does anybody know the correct way to get side thumb buttons on a microsoft intellimouse explorer working as back and forward in mozilla under 9.1? Does anyone know why this doesn't work? imwheel rpm from 9.1 discs is installed. imwheel process is getting started by logged in user. side buttons work for side to side scrolling in mozilla and konquerer so they are being recognized as the left arrow key and the right arrow key. What I want is for them to be working as LeftAlt+left arrow key combination, and LeftAlt+right arrow key combo respectively. From XF86Config-4: Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7" Option "Buttons" "7" (note that /dev/psaux and /dev/mouse are both links to /dev/misc/psaux) Contents of both /etc/X11/imwheelrc and ~/.imwheelrc : ".*" None, Left, Alt_L|Left None, Right, Alt_L|Right (note, have also tried several other combos including replacing Left and Right with Up and Down) Contents of /etc/X11/xinit.d/imwheel : #!/bin/sh #--- # Project : Mandrake # Module : imwheel # File: imwheel.xinit # Version : $Id$ # Author : Frederic Lepied # Created On : Tue Apr 11 14:13:43 2000 #--- [ -r /etc/sysconfig/mouse ] && . /etc/sysconfig/mouse BINARY=$(which imwheel) [ "$WHEEL" = yes -a -n "$BINARY" ] && $BINARY -p -b 0067 # imwheel ends here (note -b 0067 option seems to be the only way to keep imwheel from screwing up the wheel scrolling function) Contents of /etc/X11/xinit.d/mouse_buttons xmodmap -e 'pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5' From everything that I have been able to find on this subject, this should work the way I want it to, but still no luck. Please help if you can, I have run out of things to try. Dax Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel button mapping
Eric Huff wrote:
Does anybody know the correct way to get side thumb buttons on a
microsoft intellimouse explorer working as back and forward in
mozilla under 9.1?
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
I have never tried this (just saved joe's post cuz it looked
helpful). Anyway, here is a post from way back.
I notice you have /dev/psaux and he had mouse:
Subject: Re: [newbie] How do I use all buttons on MS Explorer mouse?
I dropped deadman a quick question on this mouse, but would be
interested to know if any of you have input or experiences to
add...
the instructions on his site should apply to any mouse with 5
buttons or
even 7. you are using xmodmap, like this (in your .xinitrc):
xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5" &
plus an entry in your XF86Config:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection
now, you can let go of the "Explorer" part and give it a shot, to my
mind it shouldn't matter. of course if it doesn't work, just put it
back
to normal (your system even keeps a backup of your old XF86Config
for
you to rename and use).
Personally, it seemed to wreak havoc with my WM and mousewheeling
thru
desktops, so I commented it out for now. I'll give it a shot later.
Thanks eric, but as far as I can tell what you told me will make x see
that there are 7 buttons, 5 actual, and 2 for the wheel, and map the
scrolling to the wheel ("buttons" 6 and 7) what I'm looking for is
getting the buttons 4 and 5 (thumb buttons) to perform a specific
function. The first part I believe I have working already. It seems like
I just need to find the correct systax for the mozilla entry in the
imwheelrc file, but since none of the entries that I have found on the
web seem to work the way they should, I'm not entirely sure that I have
imwheel set up correctly or that imwheel is even the way to do this
anymore. Anyway, I'll keep looking, thanks for the response.
Dax
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[newbie] imwheel
this is what I have LM 8.1 d/l version, MS optical wheel mouse. tryin to install imwheel 9.9.1mdk I assume that is the one from the install CD. it says "sorry can not procees request all packages returned errors" Is there a way to see those errors? any sugjestions on how to fix this? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] imwheel = no mouse
Thanks Sevatio! I feel like a right dork! I switched mice (plugged in the cordless Intellimouse), flicked the switches on both the mouse and its receiver, and it went haywire again (flickering along the top of the screen). I then rebooted the computer, and whaddayaknow? BINGO, I now have a mouse and scroll wheel! Why I didn't try switching the buttons before, I'll never know. Another problem solved. Thanks again. Cheers skinky - Original Message - From: "Sevatio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "skinky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 5:31 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] imwheel = no mouse Sorry, I just caught the tail end of this thread... You mention that you're having trouble with your cordless intellimouse. It should behave just like a regular mouse with a wheel. Have you tried pressing the "Connect" button on the mouse and its receiver? Or, if you have Windows installed, does the cordless mouse work there? Sevatio >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 7/17/01, 3:12:43 PM, "skinky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding [newbie] imwheel = no mouse: Thanks...: > To Charles and Siro > Thanks for your help. Just getting to a terminal without a mouse was great! > I didn't uninstall imwheel but as Charles suggested, I ran mousedrake and > reconfigured my standard PS/2 mouse which is now working fine again. Had > another go at trying to get the cordless intellimouse to work but no luck > yet. At least I can use my std mouse in the meantime. I'll get around to > the intellimouse someday ;-). Meanwhile, I just want to get to know > Mandrake and learn more console commands. > Thanks again. > Cheers > skinky _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
[newbie] imwheel = no mouse: Thanks...
To Charles and Siro Thanks for your help. Just getting to a terminal without a mouse was great! I didn't uninstall imwheel but as Charles suggested, I ran mousedrake and reconfigured my standard PS/2 mouse which is now working fine again. Had another go at trying to get the cordless intellimouse to work but no luck yet. At least I can use my std mouse in the meantime. I'll get around to the intellimouse someday ;-). Meanwhile, I just want to get to know Mandrake and learn more console commands. Thanks again. Cheers skinky > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Siro Belza > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 7:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] imwheel = no mouse > > > Hello, > > > > I have just started my computer and Linux booted OK (see > below) but no > > mouse at all, not even with the standard mouse after > rebooting. As I don't > > know L-Mandrake at all, I can't seem to navigate anywhere > from the desktop > > using the keyboard (in KDE). > > > > Is there any way that I can uninstall imwheel without using > the mouse to do > > it? I fear I will have to reinstall the OS (eeek!). > > > > I don't think that uninstalling imwheel is going to help, but try it. > > To uninstall imwheel: > > -switch to a terminal by pressing ++ at the same time > -switch to root with the command "su" and enter your password > -type "rpm -e imwheel" (this will uninstall the imwheel rpm package) > > > Try using your old PS/2 mouse again to see if it works. Once > you have your > old mouse working, use the Mandrake Control Center (the icon > is located on > your desktop) to install your new microsoft intellimouse. > > If your old mouse turns out not to work, you will need to > install a mouse > in text-mode: switch to a terminal and run "harddrake" to > configure it. > Before you uninstall imwheel. >From the commandline as describrd above run mousedrake to reconfigure your mouse. Charles _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: [newbie] imwheel = no mouse
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Siro Belza > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 7:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] imwheel = no mouse > > > Hello, > > > > I have just started my computer and Linux booted OK (see > below) but no > > mouse at all, not even with the standard mouse after > rebooting. As I don't > > know L-Mandrake at all, I can't seem to navigate anywhere > from the desktop > > using the keyboard (in KDE). > > > > Is there any way that I can uninstall imwheel without using > the mouse to do > > it? I fear I will have to reinstall the OS (eeek!). > > > > I don't think that uninstalling imwheel is going to help, but try it. > > To uninstall imwheel: > > -switch to a terminal by pressing ++ at the same time > -switch to root with the command "su" and enter your password > -type "rpm -e imwheel" (this will uninstall the imwheel rpm package) > > > Try using your old PS/2 mouse again to see if it works. Once > you have your > old mouse working, use the Mandrake Control Center (the icon > is located on > your desktop) to install your new microsoft intellimouse. > > If your old mouse turns out not to work, you will need to > install a mouse > in text-mode: switch to a terminal and run "harddrake" to > configure it. > Before you uninstall imwheel. >From the commandline as describrd above run mousedrake to reconfigure your mouse. Charles
Re: [newbie] imwheel
What a dummy, I linked the correct file this time (/etc/X11R6/bin/imwheel) and Autostart works fine. Tried editing the .xinitrc file with the proper location of said file, still no luck. Pat the Dummy Patrick wrote: > I tried the Autostart directory before and ended up with the imwheelrc > text file opened. I will try again. I will also try the interactive > bootup suggestion made by Mssr. LaBine. However - as to my original > question : IF I wanted to enter the command (imwheel) into the .xinitrc > file, what format would it take and where would I locate it? > > Pat the Rat > > Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > > > For GNOME, you can put the command (imwheel) into the startup section > > of the Control Centre. For KDE, there is an Autostart directory that > > runs everything in it at startup - just make a link there. If you use > > XFree86 4.x, the you don't need imwheel at all, just the XF86Config > > file settings. > > > > On Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:53, Patrick wrote: > > > Okay, I'm not getting this right. How about a kick in the right > > > direction? I have edited the XF86Config file per the instructions I > > > have (ZaxisMapping 4 5, Protocol IMPS/2) from the MandrakeUser.org > > > pages. Tested it by running imwheel in konsole. Works fine. Now I > > > wish to have imwheel automatically during X startup. The > > > instructions (and the 3 books I have) are unclear on the following: > > > > > > "Restart X, run imwheel and everything should work fine. If it does, > > > you should add this command to your '.xinitrc' or '.xsessionrc' to > > > have it executed automatically on every X startup." > > > > > > Okay, no problem. Works fine. But - exactly WHAT command am I adding > > > to the .xinitrc file? I have tried imwheel, /etc/X11/imwheel, > > > /etc/X11/imwheelrc, exec imwheel, exec /etc/X11/imwheel. Does it > > > matter where I add it? Does it matter how I add it? What basic fact > > > am I missing here? > > > > > > Thankx > > > > > > Pat the Rat > > > > -- > > Sridhar Dhanapalan. > > "There are two major products that come from Berkeley: > > LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." > > -- Jeremy S. Anderson
Re: [newbie] imwheel
I tried the Autostart directory before and ended up with the imwheelrc text file opened. I will try again. I will also try the interactive bootup suggestion made by Mssr. LaBine. However - as to my original question : IF I wanted to enter the command (imwheel) into the .xinitrc file, what format would it take and where would I locate it? Pat the Rat Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > For GNOME, you can put the command (imwheel) into the startup section > of the Control Centre. For KDE, there is an Autostart directory that > runs everything in it at startup - just make a link there. If you use > XFree86 4.x, the you don't need imwheel at all, just the XF86Config > file settings. > > On Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:53, Patrick wrote: > > Okay, I'm not getting this right. How about a kick in the right > > direction? I have edited the XF86Config file per the instructions I > > have (ZaxisMapping 4 5, Protocol IMPS/2) from the MandrakeUser.org > > pages. Tested it by running imwheel in konsole. Works fine. Now I > > wish to have imwheel automatically during X startup. The > > instructions (and the 3 books I have) are unclear on the following: > > > > "Restart X, run imwheel and everything should work fine. If it does, > > you should add this command to your '.xinitrc' or '.xsessionrc' to > > have it executed automatically on every X startup." > > > > Okay, no problem. Works fine. But - exactly WHAT command am I adding > > to the .xinitrc file? I have tried imwheel, /etc/X11/imwheel, > > /etc/X11/imwheelrc, exec imwheel, exec /etc/X11/imwheel. Does it > > matter where I add it? Does it matter how I add it? What basic fact > > am I missing here? > > > > Thankx > > > > Pat the Rat > > -- > Sridhar Dhanapalan. > "There are two major products that come from Berkeley: > LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." > -- Jeremy S. Anderson
Re: [newbie] imwheel
For GNOME, you can put the command (imwheel) into the startup section of the Control Centre. For KDE, there is an Autostart directory that runs everything in it at startup - just make a link there. If you use XFree86 4.x, the you don't need imwheel at all, just the XF86Config file settings. On Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:53, Patrick wrote: > Okay, I'm not getting this right. How about a kick in the right > direction? I have edited the XF86Config file per the instructions I > have (ZaxisMapping 4 5, Protocol IMPS/2) from the MandrakeUser.org > pages. Tested it by running imwheel in konsole. Works fine. Now I > wish to have imwheel automatically during X startup. The > instructions (and the 3 books I have) are unclear on the following: > > "Restart X, run imwheel and everything should work fine. If it does, > you should add this command to your '.xinitrc' or '.xsessionrc' to > have it executed automatically on every X startup." > > Okay, no problem. Works fine. But - exactly WHAT command am I adding > to the .xinitrc file? I have tried imwheel, /etc/X11/imwheel, > /etc/X11/imwheelrc, exec imwheel, exec /etc/X11/imwheel. Does it > matter where I add it? Does it matter how I add it? What basic fact > am I missing here? > > Thankx > > Pat the Rat -- Sridhar Dhanapalan. "There are two major products that come from Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." -- Jeremy S. Anderson
Re: [newbie] imwheel
Patrick, During a normal bootup, you can press "Shift" key and the Letter "I" (eye not ell) , and go into the interactive mode. Go to a text interface, login as root, and run "mouseconfig" . It will select the mouse for you and everything should run fine. Run the "shutdown -r now" command and when you get to your desktop everything shoud work. On Saturday 03 March 2001 00:57, you wrote: > Previous message didn't post - must have made a boo-boo??? > > Okay, I'm not getting this right. How about a kick in the right > direction? I have edited the XF86Config file per the instructions I have > > (ZaxisMapping 4 5, Protocol IMPS/2) from the MandrakeUser.org pages. > Tested it by running imwheel in konsole. Works fine. Now I wish to have > imwheel automatically during X startup. The instructions (and the 3 > books I have) are unclear on the following: > > "Restart X, run imwheel and everything should work fine. If it does, you > > should add this command to your '.xinitrc' or '.xsessionrc' to have it > executed automatically on every X startup." > > Okay, no problem. Works fine. But - exactly WHAT command am I adding to > the .xinitrc file? I have tried imwheel, /etc/X11/imwheel, > /etc/X11/imwheelrc, exec imwheel, exec /etc/X11/imwheel. Does it matter > where I add it? Does it matter how I add it? What basic fact am I > missing here? > > Thankx > > Pat the Rat -- Dan LaBine Registered Linux User #190712
[newbie] imwheel
Okay, I'm not getting this right. How about a kick in the right direction? I have edited the XF86Config file per the instructions I have (ZaxisMapping 4 5, Protocol IMPS/2) from the MandrakeUser.org pages. Tested it by running imwheel in konsole. Works fine. Now I wish to have imwheel automatically during X startup. The instructions (and the 3 books I have) are unclear on the following: "Restart X, run imwheel and everything should work fine. If it does, you should add this command to your '.xinitrc' or '.xsessionrc' to have it executed automatically on every X startup." Okay, no problem. Works fine. But - exactly WHAT command am I adding to the .xinitrc file? I have tried imwheel, /etc/X11/imwheel, /etc/X11/imwheelrc, exec imwheel, exec /etc/X11/imwheel. Does it matter where I add it? Does it matter how I add it? What basic fact am I missing here? Thankx Pat the Rat
[newbie] imwheel
Previous message didn't post - must have made a boo-boo??? Okay, I'm not getting this right. How about a kick in the right direction? I have edited the XF86Config file per the instructions I have (ZaxisMapping 4 5, Protocol IMPS/2) from the MandrakeUser.org pages. Tested it by running imwheel in konsole. Works fine. Now I wish to have imwheel automatically during X startup. The instructions (and the 3 books I have) are unclear on the following: "Restart X, run imwheel and everything should work fine. If it does, you should add this command to your '.xinitrc' or '.xsessionrc' to have it executed automatically on every X startup." Okay, no problem. Works fine. But - exactly WHAT command am I adding to the .xinitrc file? I have tried imwheel, /etc/X11/imwheel, /etc/X11/imwheelrc, exec imwheel, exec /etc/X11/imwheel. Does it matter where I add it? Does it matter how I add it? What basic fact am I missing here? Thankx Pat the Rat
RE: Re: [newbie] IMwheel problems continue
What's with some of the damn rude replies on this list? If I didn't figure it out it wouldn't be working It was a simple thing in which I put IMPS/2 as the protocol instead of imps/2 which worked. Happy now? --- Original Message --- "Jeff Malka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wrote on Sun, 29 Oct 2000 21:17:47 -0500 -- I jumped the gun, I tried one last time to see if I could get it to work and it works again. Dang it, at least I figured it out. -- Eddie Torres Not sure you did figure it out :-). Do you know what went wrong? Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Eddie Torres <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] IMwheel problems continue On Sun, 29 Oct 2000, you wrote: > I've done everything on MUO, on different websites and the mouse wheel that > once worked now will not work at all. I don't get it. Oh well, I guess I > can live without scrolling. > > -- > Eddie Torres > www.veloct.net I jumped the gun, I tried one last time to see if I could get it to work and it works again. Dang it, at least I figured it out. -- Eddie Torres www.veloct.net - Sent using MailStart.com ( http://MailStart.Com/welcome.html ) The FREE way to access your mailbox via any web browser, anywhere!
Re: [newbie] IMwheel problems continue
I jumped the gun, I tried one last time to see if I could get it to work and it works again. Dang it, at least I figured it out. -- Eddie Torres Not sure you did figure it out :-). Do you know what went wrong? Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Eddie Torres <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] IMwheel problems continue On Sun, 29 Oct 2000, you wrote: > I've done everything on MUO, on different websites and the mouse wheel that > once worked now will not work at all. I don't get it. Oh well, I guess I > can live without scrolling. > > -- > Eddie Torres > www.veloct.net I jumped the gun, I tried one last time to see if I could get it to work and it works again. Dang it, at least I figured it out. -- Eddie Torres www.veloct.net
Re: [newbie] IMwheel problems continue
On Sun, 29 Oct 2000, you wrote: > I've done everything on MUO, on different websites and the mouse wheel that > once worked now will not work at all. I don't get it. Oh well, I guess I > can live without scrolling. > > -- > Eddie Torres > www.veloct.net I jumped the gun, I tried one last time to see if I could get it to work and it works again. Dang it, at least I figured it out. -- Eddie Torres www.veloct.net
[newbie] imwheel
How do I get imwheel to work? I read the man page but that didn't help much. -- Eddie Torres www.veloct.net
Re: [newbie] imwheel controls
Find the section at the bottom of the file with the comments about defaults. The first 3 lines of the section should be: ".*" None, Down, Page_Down None, Up, Page_Up Just replace the Page_Down with Down,3 and Page_Up with Up,3: None, Down, Down, 3 None, Up, Up, 3 The 3 is the number of repeats for the up or down key sent when the wheel is rolled one notch. Save the file and restart imwheel with the command "imwheel -k" - Ralph - Original Message - From: "Jeff Malka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 1:20 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] imwheel controls > Thanks. I looked up the imwheel doc file but am still not clear. Do I just > add the lines: Up 3, Down 3? What exactly should I add? > > Thank you.
Re: [newbie] imwheel controls
Thanks. I looked up the imwheel doc file but am still not clear. Do I just add the lines: Up 3, Down 3? What exactly should I add? Thank you. Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered (Newbie) Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Ralph Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] imwheel controls > Read the doc (/usr/doc/imwheel*) on the .imwheelrc file. This file controls > the actions taken for the mouse buttons and wheel in different windows. The > default for any window not defined in the file is Page Up and Page Down for > the wheel actions making it very jerky. A change to Up 3 and Down 3 (or > however many repeats works for you) smooths it out. > > - Ralph > > > - Original Message - > From: "Jeff Malka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 6:42 AM > Subject: [newbie] imwheel controls > > > > I read somwhere on this newslist that one can control the speed the mouse > > scrolls at and I unfortunately did not save the message. Drakeconf (mouse > part) > > only asks what kind of mouse you have. > > > > My scroll is much too jerky in its movement. Where can I find the control > for > > the scroll mouse? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
Re: [newbie] imwheel controls
Terrific. Thanks. Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered (Newbie) Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Ralph Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] imwheel controls > Read the doc (/usr/doc/imwheel*) on the .imwheelrc file. This file controls > the actions taken for the mouse buttons and wheel in different windows. The > default for any window not defined in the file is Page Up and Page Down for > the wheel actions making it very jerky. A change to Up 3 and Down 3 (or > however many repeats works for you) smooths it out. > > - Ralph > > > - Original Message - > From: "Jeff Malka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 6:42 AM > Subject: [newbie] imwheel controls > > > > I read somwhere on this newslist that one can control the speed the mouse > > scrolls at and I unfortunately did not save the message. Drakeconf (mouse > part) > > only asks what kind of mouse you have. > > > > My scroll is much too jerky in its movement. Where can I find the control > for > > the scroll mouse? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
Re: [newbie] imwheel controls
Read the doc (/usr/doc/imwheel*) on the .imwheelrc file. This file controls the actions taken for the mouse buttons and wheel in different windows. The default for any window not defined in the file is Page Up and Page Down for the wheel actions making it very jerky. A change to Up 3 and Down 3 (or however many repeats works for you) smooths it out. - Ralph - Original Message - From: "Jeff Malka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 6:42 AM Subject: [newbie] imwheel controls > I read somwhere on this newslist that one can control the speed the mouse > scrolls at and I unfortunately did not save the message. Drakeconf (mouse part) > only asks what kind of mouse you have. > > My scroll is much too jerky in its movement. Where can I find the control for > the scroll mouse? > > Thanks. > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[newbie] imwheel controls
I read somwhere on this newslist that one can control the speed the mouse scrolls at and I unfortunately did not save the message. Drakeconf (mouse part) only asks what kind of mouse you have. My scroll is much too jerky in its movement. Where can I find the control for the scroll mouse? Thanks. Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: [newbie] imwheel probs
Thanks. For others who have imwheel problems, I found a great URL at http://mandrakeuser.org/xwin/xmouse.html Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] imwheel probs > On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Jeff Malka wrote: > > >> Or put the command in the root's ~/.logout (or something > >> like that) file, The commands in there are executed when root logs out. > > > >That sounds like a winner. Thanks Paul. What is teh command line for > >delete filename or is it just that? I assume you put it as a > >application.kdelink? > > If you know the directory and name of the file you want to get rid of, > then add this line: > > rm -f /directory/name-of-file > > The -f parameter means 'force', as in "don't ask, just do". > So make sure you use the right file to delete, because Unix style rm means > "gone is gone". > > Paul > > -- > No man would listen to you if he didn't know > it was his turn to speak next. > > )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 > Registered Linux User 174403 > >
Re: [newbie] imwheel probs (fwd)
Oh, in case you are using bash, the "logout" script file is called ~/.bash_logout Paul On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Jeff Malka wrote: >> Or put the command in the root's ~/.logout (or something >> like that) file, The commands in there are executed when root logs out. > >That sounds like a winner. Thanks Paul. What is teh command line for >delete filename or is it just that? I assume you put it as a >application.kdelink? If you know the directory and name of the file you want to get rid of, then add this line: rm -f /directory/name-of-file The -f parameter means 'force', as in "don't ask, just do". So make sure you use the right file to delete, because Unix style rm means "gone is gone". Paul -- No man would listen to you if he didn't know it was his turn to speak next. )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] imwheel probs
On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Jeff Malka wrote: >If you start imwheel when logged in as root, root owns the created >imwheel.pid file and only root can delete it. Therefore the command >imwheel -k issued by the other user will fail because it cannot delete and >replace a root created pid. At least that is what I found out. > >If I change the permission of the root imwheel.pid to the username, then the >command imwheel -k issued by the user works because it can replace the >previous pid file with the user pid. However if I happen to login as root >just once and use imwheel, I am back to square one because there now is a >root created pid file! I would suggest you put the delete command for the file in /etc/rc.d/rc.local All commands in there are run from the root account, so after booting you should be fine. Or put the command in the root's ~/.logout (or something like that) file, The commands in there are executed when root logs out. Paul -- No man would listen to you if he didn't know it was his turn to speak next. )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] imwheel probs
What if you chmod imwheel.pid ? Wouldn't that make it accessible to all instances of imwheel? That's what I did to solve that problem when I'm using Startx for multiple screens. Seve >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 7/21/00, 8:07:41 PM, "Ralph Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Re: [newbie] imwheel probs: > Someone mentioned earlier that you could delete the /tmp/imwheel.pid file in > the users home directory .logout script. Sounds like it should work fine > but I haven't tried it. > - Ralph > ----- Original Message - > From: "jeremy rogers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 12:54 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] imwheel probs > > > > heya dave > > its me again...(had to get a 2nd email account for this list to keep > > the wife happy)i was wondering...is there any way to run imwheel > on > > *both* my root account and my other account(s)? > > > > thanks again, > > jeremy > > > > > > On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, you wrote: > > > > > had this prob 2 days ago. > > > > > delete the /tmp/imwheel.pid file and restart imwheel with the user id u > > > want to use imwheel with.. > > > this sets permissions on imwheel.pid to the user u are currently running > > > and u can place imwheel -k in your autostart > > > folder to start it everytime u start x > > > > > > regards.. > > > > > > --dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 09:14 18.07.00, you wrote: > > > >greetings.. > > > > > > > > i am new to the group and am having probs with imwheel > i can > > > >only get it working on my root accountbefore i > upgraded to > > > >7.1 i could use it on both root and my normal account why > is > > > >this? > > > > ive tried to change permissions, but when i use the > "imwheel -k" > > > >command i get this bit about being nable to write pid file nonsense > > > >i was able to get it working on 7.0 (though i dont remember how > exactly) > > > >grrr any help will be greatly appreciated.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > jeremy
Re: [newbie] imwheel probs
Someone mentioned earlier that you could delete the /tmp/imwheel.pid file in the users home directory .logout script. Sounds like it should work fine but I haven't tried it. - Ralph - Original Message - From: "jeremy rogers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 12:54 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] imwheel probs > > heya dave > its me again...(had to get a 2nd email account for this list to keep > the wife happy)i was wondering...is there any way to run imwheel on > *both* my root account and my other account(s)? > > thanks again, > jeremy > > > On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, you wrote: > > > had this prob 2 days ago. > > > delete the /tmp/imwheel.pid file and restart imwheel with the user id u > > want to use imwheel with.. > > this sets permissions on imwheel.pid to the user u are currently running > > and u can place imwheel -k in your autostart > > folder to start it everytime u start x > > > > regards.. > > > > --dave > > > > > > > > > > > > At 09:14 18.07.00, you wrote: > > >greetings.. > > > > > > i am new to the group and am having probs with imwheel i can > > >only get it working on my root accountbefore i upgraded to > > >7.1 i could use it on both root and my normal account why is > > >this? > > > ive tried to change permissions, but when i use the "imwheel -k" > > >command i get this bit about being nable to write pid file nonsense > > >i was able to get it working on 7.0 (though i dont remember how exactly) > > >grrr any help will be greatly appreciated.. > > > > > > > > > > > > jeremy
Re: [newbie] imwheel probs
yo jeremy.. hmmm..sorry...i only know about this way and since i have only one user except my root account it works pretty fine for me..but i think that ralph day told me a solution for your prob earlier in this list, i didnt try it because the easier way he suggested (deleting the pid file and creating it new) worked good, as i said. Search all the list messages for subject "wheel mouse" and u will find what ralph and various other people contributed to this topic. If u just subscribed to the list and u dont have all the mails, tell me so and i will email u the corresponding ones. regards, --dave At 09:54 21.07.00, you wrote: >heya dave > its me again...(had to get a 2nd email account for this list to keep >the wife happy)i was wondering...is there any way to run imwheel on >*both* my root account and my other account(s)? > > thanks again, > jeremy > > >On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, you wrote: > > > had this prob 2 days ago. > > > delete the /tmp/imwheel.pid file and restart imwheel with the user id u > > want to use imwheel with.. > > this sets permissions on imwheel.pid to the user u are currently running > > and u can place imwheel -k in your autostart > > folder to start it everytime u start x > > > > regards.. > > > > --dave > > > > > > > > > > > > At 09:14 18.07.00, you wrote: > > >greetings.. > > > > > > i am new to the group and am having probs with > imwheel i can > > >only get it working on my root accountbefore i > upgraded to > > >7.1 i could use it on both root and my normal account why is > > >this? > > > ive tried to change permissions, but when i use the "imwheel -k" > > >command i get this bit about being nable to write pid file nonsense > > >i was able to get it working on 7.0 (though i dont remember how exactly) > > >grrr any help will be greatly appreciated.. > > > > > > > > > > > > jeremy
Re: [newbie] imwheel probs
heya dave its me again...(had to get a 2nd email account for this list to keep the wife happy)i was wondering...is there any way to run imwheel on *both* my root account and my other account(s)? thanks again, jeremy On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, you wrote: > had this prob 2 days ago. > delete the /tmp/imwheel.pid file and restart imwheel with the user id u > want to use imwheel with.. > this sets permissions on imwheel.pid to the user u are currently running > and u can place imwheel -k in your autostart > folder to start it everytime u start x > > regards.. > > --dave > > > > > > At 09:14 18.07.00, you wrote: > >greetings.. > > > > i am new to the group and am having probs with imwheel i can > >only get it working on my root accountbefore i upgraded to > >7.1 i could use it on both root and my normal account why is > >this? > > ive tried to change permissions, but when i use the "imwheel -k" > >command i get this bit about being nable to write pid file nonsense > >i was able to get it working on 7.0 (though i dont remember how exactly) > >grrr any help will be greatly appreciated.. > > > > > > > > jeremy
Re: [newbie] imwheel probs
hey thanks! i knew it would be something basic like that but i was looking for bigger problems.. did what you said and it works fine on both accounts now!! thanks again jeremy On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, you wrote: > yo jeremy. > > had this prob 2 days ago. > regards.. > > --dave > > > > > >
Re: [newbie] imwheel probs
yo jeremy. had this prob 2 days ago. solution : delete the /tmp/imwheel.pid file and restart imwheel with the user id u want to use imwheel with.. this sets permissions on imwheel.pid to the user u are currently running and u can place imwheel -k in your autostart folder to start it everytime u start x regards.. --dave At 09:14 18.07.00, you wrote: >greetings.. > > i am new to the group and am having probs with imwheel i can >only get it working on my root accountbefore i upgraded to >7.1 i could use it on both root and my normal account why is >this? > ive tried to change permissions, but when i use the "imwheel -k" >command i get this bit about being nable to write pid file nonsense >i was able to get it working on 7.0 (though i dont remember how exactly) >grrr any help will be greatly appreciated.. > > > > jeremy
[newbie] imwheel probs
greetings.. i am new to the group and am having probs with imwheel i can only get it working on my root accountbefore i upgraded to 7.1 i could use it on both root and my normal account why is this? ive tried to change permissions, but when i use the "imwheel -k" command i get this bit about being nable to write pid file nonsense i was able to get it working on 7.0 (though i dont remember how exactly) grrr any help will be greatly appreciated.. jeremy
[newbie] imwheel and permissions / previous posting
hmforgot to post the response upon executing imwheel as user ...here it is : [dave@localhost bin]$ imwheel Couldn't write pid to pid file: no permission [dave@localhost bin]$ --dave
[newbie] imwheel and permissions
hi ppl just followed the discussion about imwheel.i did exactly what ralph day described and im able to start imwheel and use it as root.. but icant for hell figure out which permissions to change to use it as a normal user..i did a chown and chgrp /usr/X11R6/bin/imwheel* same with my $HOME/.imwheelrc, but linux keeps telling me that im not permitted to execute..i cant figure out...is there some other file i have to change permissions too ?.i dont understand this thx in advance. --dave
RE: [newbie] imwheel update
Il lun, 17 apr 2000, hai scritto: > have you tried loading imwheel at boot. > Ciao, no I didn't because I do not know how to do it :-( By the way, if I use the following command line imwheel-solo -k it works. Thanks for your answer. Regards Fabio > > -Original Message- > > From: Fabio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 17 April 2000 18:57 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [newbie] imwheel update > > > > > > Dear all, > > after installing the imwheel update, the wheel is working > > only in root. > > > > If a login with a diferent user and I try to start it with the command > > imwheel -k > > I got this error message : > > > > imwheel process could not be verified: : No such file or directory > > imwheel pid file could not be removed: : Operation not permitted > > Couldn't write pid to pid file: Permission denied > > > > I know that is something related to some permission, but I do not know > > how to fix it.. > > If I switch to su and I run the same command it works. > > Thanks in advance > > Fabio > > > > ---
RE: [newbie] imwheel update
Il lun, 17 apr 2000, hai scritto: > have you tried loading imwheel at boot. > Ciao, no I didn't because I do not know how to do it :-( By the way, if I use the following command line imwheel-solo -k it works. Thanks for your answer. Regards Fabio > > -Original Message- > > From: Fabio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 17 April 2000 18:57 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [newbie] imwheel update > > > > > > Dear all, > > after installing the imwheel update, the wheel is working > > only in root. > > > > If a login with a diferent user and I try to start it with the command > > imwheel -k > > I got this error message : > > > > imwheel process could not be verified: : No such file or directory > > imwheel pid file could not be removed: : Operation not permitted > > Couldn't write pid to pid file: Permission denied > > > > I know that is something related to some permission, but I do not know > > how to fix it.. > > If I switch to su and I run the same command it works. > > Thanks in advance > > Fabio > > > >
RE: [newbie] imwheel update
have you tried loading imwheel at boot. > -Original Message- > From: Fabio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 17 April 2000 18:57 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] imwheel update > > > Dear all, > after installing the imwheel update, the wheel is working > only in root. > > If a login with a diferent user and I try to start it with the command > imwheel -k > I got this error message : > > imwheel process could not be verified: : No such file or directory > imwheel pid file could not be removed: : Operation not permitted > Couldn't write pid to pid file: Permission denied > > I know that is something related to some permission, but I do not know > how to fix it.. > If I switch to su and I run the same command it works. > Thanks in advance > Fabio > >
RE: Fwd: RE: [newbie] imwheel: not working
On 13-Mar-2000 Nicholas Imfeld wrote: > > > -- Forwarded Message -- > Subject: RE: [newbie] imwheel: not working > Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 20:34:39 -0500 > From: Nicholas Imfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, you wrote: >> On 12-Mar-2000 Claus Atzenbeck wrote: >> > I was reading the installation guide for imwheel; I did everything >> > what I've been told, but my wheel is still not working. >> > >> > Here is my pointer section of /etc/X11/XF86Config: >> > >> > Section "Pointer" >> >Protocol "PS/2" >> >Device "/dev/psaux" >> >Resolution 100 >> >Buttons 3 >> >ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection >> > EndSection >> > >> > I was starting "imwheel -k" after I was restarting the X server. >> > I have a Fujitsu 3 button wheel mouse. >> > >> > Does anyone know how to get the wheel working? >> > >> > Thanks a lot for your help! >> > >> > Regards, >> > Claus. >> >> Mine works :-P *grin*. You forgot to adjust the Protocol: >> >> Section "Pointer" >> Protocol"IMPS/2" >> Device "/dev/mouse" >> ZAxismapping 4 5 >> >> You might also have to copy /etc/X11/imwheelrc to your home directory and >> rename it to '.imwheelrc'. >> >> tom >> >> -- >> "No fun, no gain" >> Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) >> http://www.mandrakeuser.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I've tried many different things myself in attempts to get the mouse wheel > working. But whenever I change the protocol from PS/2 to IMPS/2 then I shut > down and restart X my mouse flips out and the cursor flys to the upper right > hand corner of the screen. Any thoughts on how to get it to work. > > -- > Nic > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- > > -- > Nic > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brand of mouse? Brand of graphics card? tom -- "No fun, no gain" Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) http://www.mandrakeuser.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fwd: RE: [newbie] imwheel: not working
-- Forwarded Message -- Subject: RE: [newbie] imwheel: not working Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 20:34:39 -0500 From: Nicholas Imfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, you wrote: > On 12-Mar-2000 Claus Atzenbeck wrote: > > I was reading the installation guide for imwheel; I did everything > > what I've been told, but my wheel is still not working. > > > > Here is my pointer section of /etc/X11/XF86Config: > > > > Section "Pointer" > >Protocol "PS/2" > >Device "/dev/psaux" > >Resolution 100 > >Buttons 3 > >ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection > > EndSection > > > > I was starting "imwheel -k" after I was restarting the X server. > > I have a Fujitsu 3 button wheel mouse. > > > > Does anyone know how to get the wheel working? > > > > Thanks a lot for your help! > > > > Regards, > > Claus. > > Mine works :-P *grin*. You forgot to adjust the Protocol: > > Section "Pointer" > Protocol"IMPS/2" > Device "/dev/mouse" > ZAxismapping 4 5 > > You might also have to copy /etc/X11/imwheelrc to your home directory and > rename it to '.imwheelrc'. > > tom > > -- > "No fun, no gain" > Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) > http://www.mandrakeuser.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've tried many different things myself in attempts to get the mouse wheel working. But whenever I change the protocol from PS/2 to IMPS/2 then I shut down and restart X my mouse flips out and the cursor flys to the upper right hand corner of the screen. Any thoughts on how to get it to work. -- Nic [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- -- Nic [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] imwheel: not working
I was reading the installation guide for imwheel; I did everything what I've been told, but my wheel is still not working. Here is my pointer section of /etc/X11/XF86Config: Section "Pointer" Protocol "PS/2" Device "/dev/psaux" Resolution 100 Buttons 3 ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection EndSection I was starting "imwheel -k" after I was restarting the X server. I have a Fujitsu 3 button wheel mouse. Does anyone know how to get the wheel working? Thanks a lot for your help! Regards, Claus.
[newbie] IMWheel - How to autostart?
How do you start IMWheel automatically? Can it be done globally instead of per user? Seve
Re: [newbie] imwheel for logetich mouse not working
be sure to reread the docs that come with imwheel to make sure it is set up properly. i followed these and my logitech trackman marble+ works like a charm! also, make sure 'imwheel -k' gets executed whenever you start an x session. :P Sean King wrote: > > I was wondering if anybody out there could help me with this mouse > problem that I am having. When I first installed 6.0 I had my mouse > wheel working, but now I am having problems. I first used the mouse > wheel under Gnome. After a while in Kde my mouse wheel stoped working > in both kde and gnome. I was wondering if anybody could help me get this > thing working, agian. I am think that this could be a kernel problem. > > Please help me! > I love that wheel. > So sad.
[newbie] imwheel for logetich mouse not working
I was wondering if anybody out there could help me with this mouse problem that I am having. When I first installed 6.0 I had my mouse wheel working, but now I am having problems. I first used the mouse wheel under Gnome. After a while in Kde my mouse wheel stoped working in both kde and gnome. I was wondering if anybody could help me get this thing working, agian. I am think that this could be a kernel problem. Please help me! I love that wheel. So sad.
