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From: dfr@render.com (Doug Rabson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse not working
Date: 19 Jun 1995 11:21:30 GMT
Organization: RenderMorphics Ltd.
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In-reply-to: stan@tejon.gps.caltech.edu's message of 16 Jun 1995 19:42:21 GMT
In article <3rsmqt$2t8@gap.cco.caltech.edu> stan@tejon.gps.caltech.edu ("Stan") writes:
> My mouse works fine. Well almost. It is a ps/2 mouse, and I added the
> psm0 device as described in the faq. I can move it around and use it to
> select windows and such. The three button emulation works. The only thing
> that doesn't work is pulling up the twm menu. When I press button 1 on the
> background, nothing happens. When I release the button, the twm menu
> appears and then immediately disappears. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong
> here?
It might be something to do with the 3button emulation. Try pressing
the right button and then moving the mouse slightly. I think the
server waits for the next mouse event after the button press to decide
whether to pretend the "middle" button is pressed.
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