3 button optical mouse

3 button optical mouse

[Rei Shinozuka]

i was delivered a linux system with a belkin 3 button ball-type PS2 mouse.
two problems:
1) don't like ball-mice
2) i boycott belkin

is it possible to get a 3-button optical mouse to replace it?  all of
the mice i can find have scroll wheels and i have no idea if they 
work with linux, and they seem like they would be uncomfortable as 
a 2nd mouse button.  advice?

i ordered a happy hacker's keyboard because it laid the keys out like
they should be, and its tiny footprint.

thanks!

-rei

-- 
Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey

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Re: 3 button optical mouse

[Joshua Rogers]

Well, I'm using a 3 Button Optical mouse with scroll wheel.   All you 
should really have to do is unplug the one you have and plug another 
in.  You shouldn't have to do any real configuration (or at least I've 
never had to).  I'm using a Logitech myself.  From the computers point 
of view, I don't believe it can tell the difference between ball and 
optical.  And both have the same number of buttons so that shouldn't be 
a problem.

Josh

Rei Shinozuka wrote:

>i was delivered a linux system with a belkin 3 button ball-type PS2 mouse.
>two problems:
>1) don't like ball-mice
>2) i boycott belkin
>
>is it possible to get a 3-button optical mouse to replace it?  all of
>the mice i can find have scroll wheels and i have no idea if they 
>work with linux, and they seem like they would be uncomfortable as 
>a 2nd mouse button.  advice?
>
>i ordered a happy hacker's keyboard because it laid the keys out like
>they should be, and its tiny footprint.
>
>thanks!
>
>-rei
>
>  
>


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RE: 3 button optical mouse

[Michael Anaya]

i was delivered a linux system with a belkin 3 button ball-type PS2 mouse.
two problems:
1) don't like ball-mice
2) i boycott belkin

is it possible to get a 3-button optical mouse to replace it?  all of
the mice i can find have scroll wheels and i have no idea if they
work with linux, and they seem like they would be uncomfortable as
a 2nd mouse button.  advice?

i ordered a happy hacker's keyboard because it laid the keys out like
they should be, and its tiny footprint.

thanks!

-rei

I have used the same setup at home that your a describing, and have had no
problems with either.


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Re: 3 button optical mouse

[pa3gcu]

On Tuesday 30 March 2004 01:19, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
> is it possible to get a 3-button optical mouse to replace it?  all of
> the mice i can find have scroll wheels and i have no idea if they
> work with linux, and they seem like they would be uncomfortable as
> a 2nd mouse button.  advice?

If you simply want a 3 button optical no problem, just plug it in and restart 
gpm.

Wheel mouse work as well no problem, however you would need to reconfigure 
your system, possably using 'mouseconfig' depending on which system you have 
of course.
And secondly.
You would also be better of editing /etc/X11/XF86Config(-4) by hand, then 
needed text is;

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse1"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option       "Corepointer"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
        Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
        Option       "Buttons" "5"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "off"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

That will make X use the scroll wheel.

-- 
If the Linux community is a bunch of theives because they
try to imitate windows programs, then the Windows community
is built on organized crime.

Regards Richard
pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl
http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/



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Re: 3 button optical mouse

[pa3gcu]

On Saturday 03 April 2004 16:38, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
> hey you're awesome!  i got the 3 button ps2 optical mouse
> i added the lines you suggested below, changed the line
>         InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> to
>         InputDevice    "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
> and the wheel works like a charm!!
>
> how the heck do you guys know this stuff?? :-)

Experiance and RTFM'ing.

> thanks again,
>
> -rei

-- 
If the Linux community is a bunch of theives because they
try to imitate windows programs, then the Windows community
is built on organized crime.

Regards Richard
pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl
http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/



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