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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.windows.x.i386unix Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!nemeton.com.au!giles From: giles@nemeton.com.au (Giles Lean) Subject: Re: 3 button mice for X11 Organization: Nemeton Pty. Ltd. Message-ID: <Ds41G3.6IB@nemeton.com.au> References: <4ocfvr$rm6@linet06.li.net> <4od30e$i9k@uriah.heep.sax.de> Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 10:07:15 GMT Lines: 19 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:20210 comp.windows.x.i386unix:20119 j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) writes: >Unfortunately, i don't think the XFree86 servers do support swapping >mouse buttons 1 and 3. This seems to be a useful extension, and i'm >sure they will integrate it if you provide a patch. You can remap the buttons via xmodmap. I use the following to make my two button mouse usable. pointer = 1 3 2 My two button mouse is nicer than the cheapo three button mice I see around, and I don't know what the right button is for anyway. :-) Giles -- -- Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au> +61 3 9480 2118 PGP Key fingerprint = 9F FB 28 37 81 F2 AC F3 8A B0 37 E5 73 CF 39 E7