[XFree86] howto setup mouse buttons and keyboard?
Hello, I've looked around the net for a good how-to, but can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I have a logitech trackball with about 6 buttons and a scrollwheel, and I would like to configure them all. Can anyone point me to a good doc or example on how to map all these buttons? Also, I have at home a logitech wireless elite, which has the volume control, www, mail, etc. buttons, play stop and all those. I would also like to map those. Both of these are ps/2 devices running on Slackware 8.1 using Xfree86 4.2 and Gnome/Sawfish. Any help you can provide would be great! Thanks, Bryan ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] keyboards with special keys
Hey everyone, I'm looking for information on howto setup/configure a keyboard (namely a logitech elite w/ volume, www, mail, etc. buttons) to use under X. It uses a standard PS/2 port, so I would imagine it should be possible. I just want to be able to setup each key to do whatever I like. I'm more looking for a how-to with some detailed examples. Maybe this would also have some information for mouse buttons as well? Thank you, Bryan ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] wrong list?
Hello, I'm wondering, do I have the wrong list to ask questions? I've posted twice looking for pointers to help setting up mouse buttons and special keyboard keys, both with no responses. I've seen many other questions answered, and since it seems like this is the main xfree86 list, I thought it would be the place to find answers. If you can direct me to somehwere I *can* find answers, please let me know. I have in fact S'd TFW with no luck. Thanks in advance, Bryan ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] wrong list?
Yann, Thanks for the reply. > You're wrong. It's the correct place to ask your question. Most if not all > people here are volunteers. If they can't help (no time, no answer), don't > blame them. Maybe someone will answer you in a short time. Maybe the > knowledgeable people missed your posts, are on vacancy, have their own life > to go on with (hopefuly they have! ;-) )... Maybe no one as the answer... I do understand that everyone here volunteers their time. I'm on a number of mailing lists such as this, and I think I have a pretty good feel for how they work and I also volunteer a lot of my time answering as well. But, this is also a community effort. Xfree has to be one of the biggest parts of using linux other than the kernel. Being such, I was expecting more traffic and therefore more information. Personally, I think the xfree site should have more information about configuring mice/keyboards with an explanation on how to expand it for each button/key. I apologize if my expectations were too high. To be perfectly honest, it seemed a very simple question with probably a very simple answer, just that I couldn't find it. If this were a branched-ff list I would expect few/no responses, but supposedly being the *main* list, I couldn't see any reason to not have half a dozen replies either saying "heres how to do it" or "heres a url that explains it". I see there is an average of about 40+ messages a day (since I subscribed anyway), which is a fairly high-traffic list. I guess I am really curious now, is setting up extra mouse buttons and special keyboard keys such a rare occurence that the majority of people on this list have no idea how to do it, nor where to find out? Please don't take me the wrong way here, as I don't mean to sound unappreciative or disrespectful. It's just that it is very frustrating when after looking everywhere else, you come to the one place that you just *know* has the answer, and end up feeling ignored. It's a very rare occasion that I've had this happen on other lists, even with odd and tough questions. > Try 'xev' to check for scancodes if they make some (some PCs have buttons that > are handled by the BIOS/whatever, and do not have scancode associated). I was able to get the scancodes, but my biggest issue is where to tell it "scancode 226 will do this" and "mouse button 4 will do this". > Try: "man setxkbmap", maybe that will help (this is a wild guess, I know > almost nothing regarding KB & Mice in XFree). I just took a look at that, seems more to simple change the layout, but not set specific keys. > Also, Google for "xfree86 keyboard special buttons" and skip the first three > match, they are 'dead'. Digging into third match gives a ML archive: > http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2002-June/thread.html > Look for "Grey volume buttons". > > The fourth match looks quite interesting... The archived thread looked right at first, but turned out there was no discussion pertaining to what I needed. However, that google search turned up a few things that will point me in the right direction. I had done some searching for something other than that, but I can't remember what. However they didn't turn up what I needed. Thank you for the reply and all the information. It is very much appreciated. Bryan ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] wrong list?
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Bob Lockie wrote: > > I missed your question. > You want to set up short-cut keys? > That is configurable by your window manager so see the documentation for > that. Yes, but they aren't recognized when I try to "grab" them (the special keys- volume, etc). Which I guess is where all the stuff with scancodes, etc comes in. Thanks, Bryan ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] good dual-head + 3d card?
Hello, I'm looking for a good dual-head card with good 3d support to use with xinerama. I was thinking about one of the MSI cards that has dual-head (geforce4) that is a good price, around $120. Does anyone have any experience here? I need something $160 or less. I know the Radeon seems to be popular, but I've never been an ATI fan. Any suggestions, information, etc would be great! Thanks, Bryan ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] forgot- geforcefx
Sorry, I forgot to ask, what is the compatibility like with the GeForceFX cards? Dual-head compatibility? Thanks, Bryan ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] Logitech Cordless Optical Trackman -- Orientation isall whacked, how to adjust?
I have and use this. I'm assuming its the silver and black with the 3 thumb buttons, scrollwheel, and button on side of ball? I've noticed this model is off by about 30 degrees. Not sure why they did it that way, but it definately took some getting used to. This isn't a problem at all with X. Bryan On Sun, 27 Jul 2003, Tom von Schwerdtner wrote: > Greetings, > > I just replaced my 1st generation Trackman with the latest newfangled > model from Logitech (what use is a cordless trackball?). For whatever > reason, the orientation (X/Y motion) is off by about 45 degrees. > Meaning, that when I feel the mouse should be moving on a north/south > line, it is moving on a northwest/southeast line. I've googled around > and while I can find references to this problem, I cannot find any > mention of a way to adjust it under *nix. I figure the XF86Config > InputDevice section is the place to toss some Options to fix this, but I > can't find anything about adjusting the trackball orientation... > > Any suggestions? > > Best Regards, > Tom > ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
