[bulug] Re: Middle button trackpad scroll Ubuntu 9.10
- From: "Jimmy C. Chau" <chaujc@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bulug-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:30:39 -0500
You're welcome; glad it worked!
Just for future reference, can you tell us which site had the solution
for you? Was it
<http://forums.remote-exploit.org/bt4beta-howtos/21788-activate-scrolling-middle-trackpad-button.html>?
-Jimmy
Koeris Michael S. wrote:
> Jimmy,
>
> Worked like a charm. Many thanks!
>
> Mike
>
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> Michael S. Koeris, Ph.D.
> Applied BioDynamics Lab
> Boston University
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> fax:+1.617.353.5462
>
> On Jan 15, 2010, at 6:35 PM, Jimmy C. Chau wrote:
>
>
>> BTW, in case you're wondering who Hal is, HAL is the new method of
>> configuring X. (HAL can also do other things, but that's less relevant
>> here.)
>>
>> So basically, HAL's fdi files are the new xorg.conf. See
>> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Input#Input%20Configuration%20with%20HAL>
>> for some more information.
>>
>> -Jimmy
>>
>> Jimmy C. Chau wrote:
>>
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>> I don't have an X41 myself, so there's no way for me to confirm whether
>>> any of these work, but perhaps you should try some of the things that
>>> come up when you perform a Google search for the following terms: hal
>>> x41 middle scroll. Here's a link to the Google search:
>>> <http://www.google.com/search?q=hal+x41+middle+scroll>.
>>>
>>> The top result seems promising
>>> (<http://forums.remote-exploit.org/bt4beta-howtos/21788-activate-scrolling-middle-trackpad-button.html>),
>>> but there are other promising results on that list too.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> -Jimmy
>>>
>>> Koeris Michael S. wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I recently dug out my old thinkpad X41 and installed Ubuntu on it (easy
>>>> enough). Problem is though the scroll of the middle trackpad button won't
>>>> work and 9.10 doesn't have a xorg.conf anymore. I know I could write one
>>>> but then again I don't want to bother with that.
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
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>>>> Applied BioDynamics Lab
>>>> Boston University
>>>> tel: +1.617.353.5463
>>>> fax:+1.617.353.5462
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