HOWTO scroll with middle button eraser key
NOTE -- There is another question with a similar topic. That question has been stale for over six months. Thus, I created a fresh question. (I don't know how to link between question threads within LQ site ... but would like to learn.)
My laptop has an eraser-key mouse pointer thingy. There are three buttons. Left and Right work as expected. I want to scroll by holding the center button and pushing the cursor up or down, left or right. How do I configure this for X11 in general? Is the configuration for X11 or is it a Window Manager (KDE, Gnome, etc) issue? Can I configure this for each application? (Center-click=paste is nice in shell windows.) Thanks, ~~~ 0;-Dan |
In the mouse section
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Is the line. You typically have two buttons; with a wheel you have three, and two directions of rotation. That line maps these, which gives scrolling. How you get an 'eraser thingy' out of a mouse intrigues me and perhaps you will enlighten us. |
business kid,
mini-joystick thingies ;) - like you get on proper laptops = "eraser thingies" IG (written on Thinkpad with said eraser thingy :D ) |
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My tablets only have this thing and the touch-screen stylus. My Dell D600 has both this thing and a touchpad. QUESTION: I've heard that IBM calls them "Track Point". Is that their trademarked name or a generic term? Can someone tell me the "proper" name other than eraser thingy? Cheers, ~~~ 0;-Dan |
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~~~ 0;-Dan |
That is an option for the third button on a mouse, e.g. a wheel mouse. I make no promises about little joysticks. Suck it and see.
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Whatever this was supposed to mean, it was lost on me and it sounds not appropriate either way. Nuf Said, ~~~ 0;-< Dan |
I see where you're going. That line is surprisingly innocent.
It means 'try the setup' which won't take long. |
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