On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 06:35 -0700, Dennis Kibbe wrote: > On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 05:55:12 -0700 > Mike Hoy wrote: > > > this is NO big deal at all, but was wondering if anyone knows how to > > configure the mouse better so all of it's functions can be used. > > > > BTW the 'locking' feature i'm talking about WORKS in thunderbird. I can > > lock down the scroll bar and move the mouse around like I said above. > > > > the problem is on web pages only(firefox). > > > > I found out that what it's doing in place of 'locking' is pasting the > > contents of the clipboard into the url, but only if it is a valid url. > > > > ex: if: > > > > foo bar is not a real word > > is in my clipboard it won't paste http://foo bar is not a real word > > > > but plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us does past into > > http//plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > kinda weird > > > > maybe Fedora Core 3 has taught my mouse a new trick? :-) > > > > mike h > > Mike, > > Normal behavior, I think. Works in Mozilla, too. Click the center button and whatever is in the clipboard is pasted into the address line and Mozilla takes you there if it's a valid URL or spits out an error. > > With a scroll mouse it's easy to press the wheel down (it's the center button, too) without thinking. ---- even better than that... open up an editor - oowriter is fine or anything else that is a full gui editor. Select some text with the mouse on a web page. Scroll wheel 'click' inside editing program - et voila seems that this feature has been there for quite a while - depends if Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" is set in xorg.conf or XF86Config Craig Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss