On Sun, 2002-06-23 at 18:14, Glen wrote:
>
> Eliminating (well, commenting out) the 3-button emulation worked out just
> fine. I think it might simply be your choice of protocol.
>
> Glen
>
>
> On Sunday 23 June 2002 06:11 pm, you wrote:
> > Your protocol - is this a PS/2 mouse? Here's my mouse config (from Xf86
> > ver. 4.1):
> >
> > Section "Pointer"
> > Protocol "PS/2"
> > Device "/dev/psaux"
> > Emulate3Buttons
> > Emulate3Timeout 50
> > EndSection
> >
> > I've got a Logitech 3-button mouse, too. Nothing special about it, no
> > wheel, etc. Now that I think about it, I'm going to eliminate the
> > Emulate3Buttons option and see how it works. Let ya know as soon as I
> > restart X.
> >
> > Glen
> >
> > On Sunday 23 June 2002 03:02 pm, you wrote:
> > > Hello Everyone,
> > >
> > > I just switched from SuSE to Debian stable on my home box. I have
> > > a mouse problem driving me crazy. GPM works perfectly and my middle
> > > button allows me to paste normally in the console. I installed X11 and
> > > no matter what configuration I use in my "Pointer" Section of
> > > XF86Config, my mouse (a Logitech 3 button) uses "emulate 3 buttons" or,
> > > otherwise, any other option makes my pointer just go insane. The only
> > > useable configuration for me in XF86Config is as follows:
> > >
> > > Section "Pointer"
> > > Protocol "Microsoft"
> > > Device "/dev/mouse"
> > > Emulate3Buttons
> > > EndSection
> > >
> > > If I turn off the Emulate3Buttons, I have an excellent two button
> > > mouse which actually has three! Heh. And no more paste ability.
> > > Can someone tell me or point me to a way to fix this? Searching
> > > Google with "3 button mouse Linux Debian" (and other variations of the
> > > aforementioned search) yield a multitude of useless answers.
> > > Due to a lack of finger coordination and just because I prefer to
> > > click the middle button than two simultaneously, any help will be
> > > appreciated. Other details, but I don't think they will matter are:
> > >
> > > I am using Sawfish with Gnome. But this shouldn't affect my pointer.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Logan
> > >
> > > P.S. Another note, after using almost every other distro of Linux,
> > > since 1995, I have to quote the movie, "Hellraiser II," in regard to
> > > trying out Debian, for which I had some kind of bizarre, primal fear of
> > > switching to after reading too many articles mentioning how difficult
> > > Debian is to install...which only takes about two hours (combining
> > > download [I think actually took an actual 18 minutes] and reading
> > > dselect for the first time [I read almost all of the packages
> > > available]) with a cable modem...anyway, the quote from the movie, "I
> > > cannot believe I hesitated..." I wasted more time trying to figure out
> > > the above mouse problem than installing!
> >
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Thanks Glen and John D.
Tried your suggestions, with no success. (The pointer just hangs out
at the bottom of the screen with the "PS/2" option.) I guess I will
have to get used to clicking left and right mouse buttons, at the same
time, for pasting. I know this will probably be alleviated if I choose
the "unstable" version Debian for all of my X11 stuff, but I think I
will just play with it like this for a while.
Again, I appreciate everyone's suggestions,
Logan
-- 6:45pm up 14:19, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.07 Q: How many Californians does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: Five. One to screw in the lightbulb and four to share the experience. (Actually, Californians don't screw in lightbulbs, they screw in hot tubs.) Q: How many Oregonians does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Three. One to screw in the lightbulb and two to fend off all those Californians trying to share the experience.
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