[ale] Mouse Translation

[Bob]

I have a random trackball (Crystal Trackball in clear plastic with a
glowing clear trackball bought at Computer City a year ago for $23).

GPM will recognize the middle button but X will not (RH5.2).


I solved this problem by getting the source to the RH 6.1 gpm that supports
translating to a different mouse, built for my RH5.2 system.

I then edited /etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm to invoke it thusly:

	        daemon gpm -t ms+ -R msc

The "-t ms+" means a Microsloth-like mouse with a middle button.  The
"-R msc" means to redirect it as a MouseSystems mouse.

In my /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config file I specify

		Protocol    "MouseSystems"
		Device      "/dev/gpmdata"

It works great now.

Bob Toxen
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