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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: moused and X
Date: 30 May 1997 17:04:39 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <EB01rn.87H@nonexistent.com>,
Nathan Dorfman <nathan@senate.org> writes:
> This is a question that probably comes up quite often ... is it possible
> to have moused and X work simultaneously? I remember gpm had no problems
> running with X under Linux, if you were using a serial mouse.
There's a section in either the FAQ or the handbook (or both).
You need to use the virtual "sysmouse" device and the mousesystems
protocol in X.
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Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !