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Re: [edlug] Support for mice with > 3 buttons?
The xfree project documentation has some stuff - came across it when I
was configuring my mouse. I have not tested it though.
http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.1/mouse5.html#22
hth
Robert
On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 07:02:07PM +0000, Ed wrote:
>
> Is there any way I can use all 5 buttons and the scroll
> wheel on my mouse?
>
> The system is configured for a USB MS Intellimouse
> (which it is) and the 3 main buttons and scroll wheel
> are all usable. Using xev it appears that the extra 2 buttons cause the same states and button numbers as the
> middle and right buttons. Is there way of (a) getting
> discrete states/codes for the extra buttons and (b)
> mapping them to useful actions
>
> This is RH8.0 FWIW.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed
>
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