Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3513 mails)

[Jerry Van Brimmer <jerryvb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gudmund Areskoug wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Jerry Van Brimmer wrote:
> >
> > Don't you have to change the "Button" option to 5?
> 
> Why?
> 
> > EagleIce wrote:
> > >
> > > Now my /etc/X11/XF86Config looks like this:
> > >
> > >    Identifier   "Mouse1"
> > >     Driver      "mouse"
> > >     Option      "InputFashion" "Mouse"
> > >     Option      "Name"         "WHEELMOUSE(PS/2)"
> > >     Option      "Vendor"       "MICROSOFT"
> > >     Option      "Protocol"     "IMPS/2"
> > >     Option     "Device"        "/dev/psaux"
> > >     Option     "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"
> > >     Option     "Buttons"       "3"
> > >
> > > The wheel works now as a third button but it still doesn't scroll for some
> > > reasons, imwheel is installed and running. Any ideas?
> 
> Does the .xinitrc (in your home dir) have an entry
> /usr/x11R6/bin/imwheel somewhere? I put it at the bottom, it works.
> 
> I found it in the european support base by entering "wheelmouse". I
> didn't get my Logitech Cordless Wheel working their way, though.
> 
> I used SaX2 straight from KDE, since the pointer went hiding on
> startup no matter what. Then I simply picked IMPS2 as protocol
> (perhaps not ..PS/2 ?), activated Button in Properties/Expert and
> entered 4 for Negative Movement, 5 for Positive Movement, Next etc.
> and it works beautifully :).
> 
> BR,
> Gudmund
> 
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I don't really know. All I know is that I seem to remember it
recommended somewhere else.