From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from <gentoo-user+bounces-100691-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org>) id 1MqDol-0007lO-Oz for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:26:40 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 87ECEE0724; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:25:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-px0-f197.google.com (mail-px0-f197.google.com [209.85.216.197]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B831E0724 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:25:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pxi35 with SMTP id 35so127357pxi.10 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:25:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=EKpcZxl4I79NIUr8xaOH5j87X0Cf2NvuyoCYydnH9uw=; b=R1wpt/Ixf6VSZvR5ZHtcZJp+6LEaZCXKaVrtyy713bkSYPXgIMDlVQAUnUcVoDWCXq NeWi0yHLN0RMmHMb1j84j062mrIgpkkgfKrcQpRwnFQQvY8+NiA2jpLXZuBI/ZZWDCnA rd7I2fkTpHCWPHup8M2yWp1b1dT2IpkFJbkdQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=YsjaU85inanWsH/tfvvkxiH8t33fNqUWcdCXI06z5tYKxnRTLPmZ2ADMA/IQzLEQP4 kJbqpGACtqDk7nJ45T6EApcGilAB7IooXb6+DHidJsuI4EN6cNUbdEo5pvKOGXMOlaXv pDd25esPp5lwhhSMxGt4FWgsay+MYT7+nmm/Q= Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@lists.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.143.20.10 with SMTP id x10mr110930wfi.224.1253658323949; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:25:23 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87hbuuoe44.fsf@newsguy.com> References: <87hbuuoe44.fsf@newsguy.com> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:25:23 -0700 Message-ID: <b79f23070909221525l27d3ba56ia37d24d68378cd36@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [ot General Textmode q] From: James Ausmus <james.ausmus@gmail.com> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00504502cbe91198aa0474321366 X-Archives-Salt: f76a06ed-33a7-4ac5-8d1e-427e0cbd61d3 X-Archives-Hash: 77a98b376b0f3e65a1130fa9fa3fa05e --00504502cbe91198aa0474321366 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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 --00504502cbe91198aa0474321366 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <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> --00504502cbe91198aa0474321366--