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Re: Logitech 3 button mouse

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Logitech 3 button mouse
Date 2017-04-29 17:10 -0700
Message-ID <D52A797A.A2491%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink)
References (3 earlier) <oe2u0d010fn@news4.newsguy.com> <zcvqw0k.a@rooftop.invalid> <oe32up128md@news3.newsguy.com> <zv793.ahu@rooftop.invalid> <azxcv803.y@rooftop.invalid>

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On 4/29/17, 4:47 PM, in article azxcv803.y@rooftop.invalid, "owl"
<owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:

> owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
>> F. Russell <fr@random.info> wrote:
>>> On Sat, 29 Apr 2017 21:01:22 +0000, owl wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> And you can pump it for the scroll wheel.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> No, no, no.  Scrolling is much more naturally done with the
>>> hands or fingers.
>>> 
>>> The foot is more natural for the occasional and odd single click
>>> type action.
>>> 
>>> One thing that is needed is a left-button lock.  Most graphic
>>> software like the GIMP allows for making selections while
>>> holding down the left button.  But for large and intricate
>>> selections, this action becomes awkward and tiring after
>>> a few seconds -- and once the button is released all your
>>> work will vanish.
>> 
>> For basic X selections, you cat left-click the start and right-click
>> the end, and it's the same as dragging a left-click paint.
>> 
>> xinput gives this for my mouse:
>> 
>> Evdev Drag Lock Buttons (271):  0
>> 
>> Setting it to 1 screwed things up and didn't work as expected.
>> Had to unplug/replug mouse to get things back to normal.
>> I'll try to figure out how it is supposed to work.
>> 
> 
> OK, this did it, but it's funky and the middle-click emulation
> doesn't work for pasting (have to actually click the wheel):
> 
> xinput --set-prop 9 "Evdev Drag Lock Buttons" 1 1
> 
> That sets button 1 as its own lock button.  I don't like the effect.
> I'd rather left-click then right-click.
> 
I got tired of some of the quirks on my mouse driver (nothing too big, but
it was awkward to select new programs to add to its list)... tried USB
Overdrive. Wow. Works much like my old driver for all my needs but easier to
set up.

Maybe will make a video showing it someday.

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Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-28 23:21 -0500
  Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 14:05 +0000
    Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 09:22 -0500
      Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 14:49 +0000
        Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 10:13 -0500
          Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 15:43 +0000
            Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 10:57 -0500
        Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 10:18 -0500
    Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-04-29 11:14 -0400
      Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 10:39 -0500
        Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-29 10:55 -0700
        Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-04-29 15:06 -0400
          Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 14:28 -0500
            Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 20:04 +0000
      Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 15:55 +0000
        Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 11:04 -0500
          Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 17:03 +0000
            Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 12:08 -0500
              Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 17:45 +0000
            Re: Logitech 3 button mouse RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-29 21:50 +0000
          Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-29 10:53 -0700
        Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-04-29 15:17 -0400
  Re: Logitech 3 button mouse "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-04-29 20:10 +0000
    Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 20:34 +0000
      Re: Logitech 3 button mouse "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-04-29 20:45 +0000
        Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 21:01 +0000
          Re: Logitech 3 button mouse "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-04-29 22:09 +0000
            Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 23:16 +0000
              Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 23:47 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 18:53 -0500
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 23:58 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 19:03 -0500
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-30 01:20 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 20:35 -0500
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-30 02:08 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 21:22 -0500
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-30 03:53 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-30 00:09 -0500
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-04-30 08:08 -0400
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-30 17:02 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-30 12:08 -0500
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-30 12:02 -0700
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-30 12:03 -0700
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Glenn Harrison <glannharrison0@gmail.com> - 2017-05-01 16:29 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse fr314159@gmail.com - 2017-05-01 10:31 -0700
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-01 12:00 -0700
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-05-02 05:45 -0400
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-02 10:16 -0700
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Glenn Harrison <glannharrison0@gmail.com> - 2017-05-02 19:03 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-05-02 18:21 -0400
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Glenn Harrison <glannharrison0@gmail.com> - 2017-05-02 23:51 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-05-03 08:49 +0200
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-29 22:21 -0700
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-29 18:42 -0700
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-29 17:10 -0700
              Re: Logitech 3 button mouse "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-04-30 14:35 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-30 15:31 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-30 16:25 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-30 09:48 -0700
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-04-30 17:23 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-30 17:32 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-04-30 17:47 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-30 17:58 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-30 11:57 -0700
                Re: My $40 Logitech g600 mouse has 39 LuaScript programmable buttons. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-07 21:23 +0000
                Re: My $40 Logitech g600 mouse has 39 LuaScript programmable buttons. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 14:32 -0700
                Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 14:47 -0700
                The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-07 15:36 -0700
                Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 15:42 -0700
                Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-05-07 14:47 -0700
                Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-07 22:06 +0000
                The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-07 15:23 -0700
                Re: The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-07 22:43 +0000
                $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-07 15:56 -0700
                Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-07 23:03 +0000
                Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-05-07 19:12 -0400
                Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 16:03 -0700
                $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-07 20:54 -0700
                Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 20:58 -0700
                gShift Middle(Wheel)Click answers the phone no matter if the monitor is Off|On. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-07 21:27 -0700
                Re: gShift Middle(Wheel)Click answers the phone no matter if the monitor is Off|On. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-08 10:20 -0700
                Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-05-08 22:25 +0000
                Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-08 15:51 -0700
                Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? John Smith <mynameiscommon@wingo3.org> - 2017-05-08 23:27 +0000
                Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-08 17:23 -0700
                Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? Silver Slimer <sl@im.er> - 2017-05-08 08:25 -0400
                Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2017-05-08 18:28 -0400
                Re: The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 15:59 -0700
                Re: The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-05-07 18:16 -0500
                Re: The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 16:26 -0700
                Disabling the side buttons ( so nothing happens ) is super easy. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-07 21:01 -0700
                Re: Disabling the side buttons ( so nothing happens ) is super easy. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 21:15 -0700
                Re: Disabling the side buttons ( so nothing happens ) is super easy. John Smith <mynameiscommon@wingo3.org> - 2017-05-09 03:52 +0000
                Re: The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-05-08 01:52 +0000
                My hand stands on thumb and pinky, not touching the mouse. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-07 21:14 -0700
                Re: My hand stands on thumb and pinky, not touching the mouse. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 21:21 -0700
                Re: My hand stands on thumb and pinky, not touching the mouse. benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2017-05-08 18:32 -0400
                The ( BigAss ) Left, Right and gShift buttons. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-08 22:48 -0700
                Re: The ( BigAss ) Left, Right and gShift buttons. benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2017-05-09 04:33 -0400
                Re: The ( BigAss ) Left, Right and gShift buttons. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-05-09 16:34 +0000
                Games are more enjoyable when you don't need a keyboard|controller. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-09 14:10 -0700
                CtrlClick, ShiftClick and AltShiftClick without touching the keyboard. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-09 14:27 -0700
                Re: CtrlClick, ShiftClick and AltShiftClick without touching the keyboard. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-09 14:35 -0700
                Re: The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-05-07 18:14 -0500
                Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-05-07 18:10 -0500
                Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. Silver Slimer <sl@im.er> - 2017-05-08 08:27 -0400
                Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-05-08 10:02 -0500
                Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2017-05-08 18:23 -0400
                Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-05-08 19:22 -0400
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-30 11:52 -0700
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-30 19:55 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-04-30 22:13 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-30 15:18 -0700
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-01 01:01 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-05-01 10:31 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-01 13:52 +0000
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-30 09:51 -0700
          Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-04-30 07:40 -0400
            Re: Logitech 3 button mouse "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-04-30 14:38 +0000
              Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2017-04-30 18:38 +0200
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-30 09:53 -0700
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-04-30 13:58 -0400
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-01 13:16 -0500
                Re: Logitech 3 button mouse chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-01 13:23 -0500
              Re: Logitech 3 button mouse DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-05-01 18:14 -0400
    Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 15:40 -0500
      Re: Logitech 3 button mouse "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-04-29 21:48 +0000
      Re: Logitech 3 button mouse "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-04-29 22:25 +0000
        Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 17:48 -0500
          Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 23:22 +0000
            Re: Logitech 3 button mouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-29 18:32 -0500
            Re: Logitech 3 button mouse "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2017-04-29 23:51 +0000
              Re: Logitech 3 button mouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-29 23:55 +0000

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