Re: [gentoo-user] Re: off-topic: logitech mice (MX1000)

[Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@nyu.edu>]

At Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:30:58 +0100 Michael Schreckenbauer <grimlog@gmx.de> wrote:

> Am Donnerstag, 17. Dezember 2009 16:07:46 schrieb walt:
>> That's why I was wondering if just a simple front-or-back turn of the
>> wheel also produces two different button events for each notch -- you
>> should see only button-4 events for forward and only button-5 events for
>> backward.  (I actually see two button-4 events for each notch forward,
>> but the 'state' differs between the first and second event.)
>
> You get one event for ButtonPress and one event for ButtonRelease

Correct.  Remember that on the left or right motion I received two
presses and two releases for two different "X-buttons".

This same thing happens for other physical buttons on the beast.
Fortunately the two main buttons give just button 1 and button 3
respectively.
Another button just gives button 2 and the wheel rotation give button 4
in one direction and 5 in the other.  So it does work as a wheeled mouse
if I ignore all the other physical buttons.

allan