On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 20:03:05 -0300 (BRT) "Ricardo Castanho de O. Freitas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 9 Jun 2002, Raider wrote: > > Hi! > > I have the same mouse... if you ever find any info please email me/us! > > Great trackball mouse!!! And cheap!!! > > []s Ricardo Castanho > > >Hello! > >I run MDK8.2 and I own an A4tech mouse. Quite nice as it has two > >scrolls and not just one. With windoze one scroll is for up-down > >movement and the other for left-right movement. It also has two > >extra buttons that are/should be programmable. > >It works great with Linux (Gnome) with only one problem - it works > >like a regular three button mouse with one scroll. The side (extra) > >buttons do nothing and the second scroll acts like I'd use the first > >one. I've seen there is a project for making available on Linux the > >"internet" keyboards. Is there something like that for mice like > >this one? > > heh i'll save you all the trouble. last couple months off & On i've looked all over the net, asked linux gurus, etc for help on this. I too have a mouse with "xtra" buttons. Hell if you look on your system, theres a mouse info page *don't ask where i cant' remember atm*. In it you'll find instructions on how to use your extra buttons. !!WARNING!! My comp wouldn't boot after i screwed around with them. I could get as far as console mode. Thats it. so... I had to use the default XF86Config file again. there is a site for this stuff, guy named Colin Naboulas * i believe *, but the majority of the stuff on it is useless. Xwindow seems to only be mapped for 5 buttons. Its a hardcoded limit for some reason. Thus our 6-8 button mice work as 3 buttons plus a scroll wheel *up & down are button 4&5 respectively*. If you manage to find more info & some better instructions on how to fool X into using those buttons, by all means post them. I have been fighting with this for a long time now tho *bout a good 6 months at least* and have had zero success. Ironically, I can get my internet keyboards extra buttons to work fine with some clever scripting. Femme
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