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I have a generic 3-button mouse which claims to be MS mouse
compatible.  However, I'm unable to get XF86 to recognize the middle
mouse button...

I've tried the MS protocol (which works except for the middle button),
and the MouseSystems protocol (which doesn't work at all).  I've tried
all the options I could find, too.

thanks,
-eric

We have some cheap mice by Dexxa that claim MS and Logitech
compatibility; they require:

Section "Pointer"
    Protocol    "Mouseman"
    Device      "/dev/mouse"

# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice

    ChordMiddle

EndSection

Good luck!

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Richard A. Corrado
Theory Group and Department of Physics,
University of Texas at Austin

To use 3 buttons you have to use the MouseSystems protocol.
If your mouse is "generic" it may have a switch to select the
protocol. Some Mice do not have that switch but if you
start them with a button pressed. X11 has some option to
drop the DTR signal to the mouse when it starts (I do
not remember what option that was). You my need to use that
option.

I got sick from using that, opened the mouse and found the
place on the PCB where I has to solder a jumper wire. No
it is permanently in the MouseSystems mode.

Off course, this is in the condition that your mouse does support
the MouseSystems protocol. You also have to change the
Mouse definition in  the pointer section of XF86Config.

Itai
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: I have a generic 3-button mouse which claims to be MS mouse
: compatible.  However, I'm unable to get XF86 to recognize the middle
: mouse button...
:
: I've tried the MS protocol (which works except for the middle button),
: and the MouseSystems protocol (which doesn't work at all).  I've tried
: all the options I could find, too.
:
: thanks,
: -eric

I had a Microsoft/MouseSystem compatible mouse with three buttons,
but could only get response to the middle button by bringing it up
in MouseSystem mode.  With the driver that they provided (grmouse)
you have to hold down one of the mouse buttons while powering up
the system in order to initialize it in MouseSystem mode.  After
such, you have to define it as a MouseSystem mouse for Windows, as
well as for Xwindows.  (If you use DOS/Windows much.  No idea about
the pretty lies you must tell W95.)

Check the flier or box that came with th mouse to see what you have
to do to put it in MouseSystem mode.  Failing that, try the power-up
with a mouse button held down.  (After that, reboots don't change
the mouse mode with whatever that mouse was.  I now use an old PC
Mouse optical three button mouse.  Less problems with dirty balls.  

Bob Williams.
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