how to emulate a second mouse button?

[Freemanen]

How do emulate a second mouse button in fedora? In other dist. it has been F12 but not in fedora?

[Zakarth]

I believe this should solve your problems, as taken from YDL 3.0:

Add this to your /etc/sysctl.conf:


dev.mac_hid.mouse_button_emulation=1
dev.mac_hid.mouse_button2_keycode=87
dev.mac_hid.mouse_button3_keycode=88

It should map your second and third buttons to f11 and f12 respectively. I don't have the ol' iBook booted up to test it but i can't think of a reason why it wouldn't work, let me know!

[john8520]

or you can just hold "control" when you click.


John

[fedoraforme123]

Yes in most applications you can.
I think you have a post about the control key. I do know aboput this but it gets to be a pain. I would say to just get a USB two-button mouse!

Andrew