On 5/23/05, Rick Stevens <rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Deboo ^ wrote: > > On 5/22/05, Mike Klinke <lsomike@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >>On Saturday 21 May 2005 16:05, JL wrote: > >> > >> > >>>And if you don't have a middle mouse button, what then? My laptop > >>>and my mouse both have only 2 buttons. > >>> > >>>JDL > >> > >>There may be other ways ... I think I remember reading that if you > >>press both mouse buttons at the same time, if you have the right > >>type of mouse, on Tuesdays before 10:00 am, if you're coordinated > >>enough ... > >> > >>If you haven't discovered the joys of a wheel mouse a few dollars at > >>your local computer store will lead to enlightenment and > >>happiness ... and as a side effect, it will solve your copy/paste > >>problems too. > >> > >> > >>Regards, Mike Klinke > > > > > > Tho this would become another topic, but what if the wheel mouse's > > wheel doens't work under linux? I mean it doens't do the funtion of a > > wheel but does paste the copied contents with the left button drag. > > If it's a Microsoft-compatible wheel mouse, it'll work in Linux. > > As for cutting, etc., select via a left mouse drag, copy and paste via > a center button click, clicking the wheel or simultaneously clicking > left and right buttons. Most GUI apps also support CTRL+C for copy to > clipboard and CTRL+V for paste from clipboard. > > YMMV. Well, the wheel doesn't seem to work still. The mouse works fine, though. Coping and pasting works too. Just not the wheel scroll. Deboo -- Please don't Cc: me, I'm subscribed to the list.
