will trillich wrote: ... > okay, i'm at the console, in INSERT mode in vi, editing this > message. i select (via gpm i imagine) with left button and then > click both buttons (to emulate 3-button mouse): > > nothing. nada. goose egg. zilch.
check the gpm docs to figure out how to either use the middle mouse button (selecting the right mouse is usually enough) or how to enable emulation of middle click (if you do not have middle button which appears to be the case) once you set up the gpm you need to execute (as root): /etc/init.d/gpm restart erik