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2008.1 mouse problem         


Author: Keith
Date: Jul 4, 2008 02:04

Hi,

I've now done a fresh install of 2008.1, and two of the functions on my
mouse (Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2.0) are not working. The wheel
itself works to scroll up and down, but the push-wheel-left and
push-wheel-right, which provided scroll left and right respectively
under 2008.0, no longer work.

I've looked in the Configure Your Computer->Hardware->Pointer Device
tool, but can't see any way to get this functionality.

Can anyone suggest a solution, please?
Thx.
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Re: 2008.1 mouse problem         


Author: David W. Hodgins
Date: Jul 4, 2008 18:19

On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:04:04 -0400, Keith privacy.net> wrote:
> I've now done a fresh install of 2008.1, and two of the functions on my
> mouse (Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2.0) are not working. The wheel
> itself works to scroll up and down, but the push-wheel-left and
> push-wheel-right, which provided scroll left and right respectively
> under 2008.0, no longer work.

Try the Microsoft Explorer mouse, in mcc.

Alternatively, if you still have a copy of /etc/X11/xorg.conf from the 2008.0
install, try copying the mouse section from that to the 2008.1 version.
If not, see if http://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=37706
provides a working version.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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Re: 2008.1 mouse problem         


Author: Peter D.
Date: Jul 4, 2008 23:30

on Friday 04 July 2008 19:04
in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva
Keith wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've now done a fresh install of 2008.1, and two of the functions on my
> mouse (Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2.0) are not working. The wheel
> itself works to scroll up and down, but the push-wheel-left and
> push-wheel-right, which provided scroll left and right respectively
> under 2008.0, no longer work.
>
> I've looked in the Configure Your Computer->Hardware->Pointer Device
> tool, but can't see any way to get this functionality.
>
> Can anyone suggest a solution, please?
> Thx.

Try "man xmodmap", especially the "-pp" option.
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Re: 2008.1 mouse problem         


Author: Keith
Date: Jul 6, 2008 13:32

David W. Hodgins wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:04:04 -0400, Keith privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> I've now done a fresh install of 2008.1, and two of the functions on my
>> mouse (Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2.0) are not working. The wheel
>> itself works to scroll up and down, but the push-wheel-left and
>> push-wheel-right, which provided scroll left and right respectively
>> under 2008.0, no longer work.
>
> Try the Microsoft Explorer mouse, in mcc.

I appreciate the responses from David and Peter. Unfortunately, I can't
get the thing working right. It's not the end of the world, and in any
case I suspect I'm going to go back to 2008.0 fairly soon.
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Re: 2008.1 mouse problem         


Author: Aragorn
Date: Jul 7, 2008 20:21

On Sunday 06 July 2008 22:32, someone who identifies as *Keith* wrote
in /alt.os.linux.mandriva:/
> David W. Hodgins wrote:
>> On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:04:04 -0400, Keith privacy.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I've now done a fresh install of 2008.1, and two of the functions on my
>>> mouse (Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2.0) are not working. The wheel
>>> itself works to scroll up and down, but the push-wheel-left and
>>> push-wheel-right, which provided scroll left and right respectively
>>> under 2008.0, no longer work.
>>
>> Try the Microsoft Explorer mouse, in mcc.
>
> I appreciate the responses from David and Peter. Unfortunately, I can't
> get the thing working right. It's not the end of the world, and in any
> case I suspect I'm going to go back to 2008.0 fairly soon.

And how about good old-fashioned...

man xorg

...? :-)
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Re: 2008.1 mouse problem         


Author: Keith
Date: Jul 8, 2008 05:12

Aragorn wrote:
>
> And how about good old-fashioned...
>
> man xorg

[keith@localhost ~]$ man xorg
No manual entry for xorg
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Re: 2008.1 mouse problem         


Author: Aragorn
Date: Jul 8, 2008 05:24

On Tuesday 08 July 2008 14:12, someone who identifies as *Keith* wrote
in /alt.os.linux.mandriva:/
> Aragorn wrote:
>>
>> And how about good old-fashioned...
>>
>> man xorg
>
> [keith@localhost ~]$ man xorg
> No manual entry for xorg

My mistake, that should have been...

man xorg.conf

... instead. ;-)

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