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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [ot General Textmode q]
From: James Ausmus <james.ausmus@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> I use a laptop with one of those touch pads you use for a mouse where
> you drag your finger around on it and have two buttons for left and
> right mouse.
>
> Can any one tell me how to copy with mouse (really the left mouse
> button provided on the touchpad) but paste from keyboard while in text
> (console) mode? Or using the touch pad thing somehow. I've tried
> pressing both touchpad buttons at once to emulate middle mouse but it
> has no effect.
>
First of all:
man 8 gpm
then edit /etc/conf.d/gpm and add a (or modify an existing uncommented):
APPEND="-2"
And then the right-click should be paste.
HTH-
James
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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Harry P=
utnam <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:reader@newsguy.com">reader@ne=
wsguy.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I use a laptop with one of those touch pads you use for a mouse where<br>
you drag your finger around on it and have two buttons for left and<br>
right mouse.<br>
<br>
Can any one tell me how to copy with mouse (really the left mouse<br>
button provided on the touchpad) but paste from keyboard while in text<br>
(console) mode? =A0Or using the touch pad thing somehow. =A0I've tried<=
br>
pressing both touchpad buttons at once to emulate middle mouse but it<br>
has no effect.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>First of =
all:</div><div><br></div><div>man 8 gpm</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>=
<div>then edit /etc/conf.d/gpm and add a (or modify an existing uncommented=
):</div>
<div><br></div><div>APPEND=3D"-2"</div><div><br></div><div>And th=
en the right-click should be paste.</div><div><br></div><div>HTH-</div><div=
><br></div><div>James</div><div><br></div></div>
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