[SunRescue] "emulate3buttons" on Solaris?

[Ken Hansen]

I think you are SOL, since this is an impossible situation based on current
*SPARC* offerings.

Solaris/X86 *does* support "Emulate3Buttons", but the configuration tool was
not included in any Solaris/SPARC builds...

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Bradford" <mrbill at mrbill.net>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 1:55 AM
Subject: [SunRescue] "emulate3buttons" on Solaris?


> Anybody know how to make Solaris/SPARC do the equivalent of
"emulate3buttons"
> under Xfree86?
>
> Reason:  I've got two computers here, an AMD-based Windows system, and a
> Ultra 60.  I've got them connected to the dual inputs of a 21" Sun
multisync
> monitor.  I've got the Ultra60 connected to one of the Sun PS/2
keyboard/mouse
> adapters.
>
> The PS/2 keyboard and mouse connections on the U60 (through the box) and
> the Winbox are connected to a PS2 KVM switch (using on the KM parts).
>
> I can switch the monitor between systems with the switch on the front, and
> switch the KB/Mouse between systems with the switchbox.  However, my
> current favorite pointing device is a 2-button (with wheel, ick) Microsoft
> optical mouse - which only has 2 buttons.  I'd like to be able to emulate
> the middle button on a 3-button mouse somehow, as it comes in handy when
> doing cut/paste under Solaris/*nix.  I'd like to be able to use the MS
> mouse, and not have to go back to the Logitech Trackman Marble FX that
> I was using about a month ago (altho it IS better than nothing at all).
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Bill
>
> --
> Bill Bradford
> mrbill at mrbill.net
> Austin, TX
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