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Old 07-24-2003, 10:33 PM   #1
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middle mouse button is paste.. but what if i dont have a mid mouse button?


when i highlight something.. i can paste it using the middle mouse button.... but what if i dont have a middle mouse button... what should i do to paste the highlighted texts?
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Old 07-24-2003, 10:34 PM   #2
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btw im using redhat 8 - 2.4.18-14
 
Old 07-25-2003, 02:07 AM   #3
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Run xf86config and tell it to emulate 3-buttons on your mouse, if you haven't already. Just click both mouse buttons simultaneously. If it works, you've already done that. If it doesn't, do it, and it will.
 
Old 07-25-2003, 05:48 AM   #4
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okies il try later thanks dude
 
Old 09-02-2003, 08:59 AM   #5
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On a somewhat related note, how can i turn off middle-button pasting, so that I can use it to close tabs in Mozilla???
 
  


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