[17571] in Athena Bugs
Re: linux 8.3.25Tue: Athena Linux Cluster
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathon Weiss)
Mon Feb 21 07:50:25 2000
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 07:50:21 -0500
Message-Id: <200002211250.HAA12197@vorpal-blade.mit.edu>
To: Jesse N Pavel <jpavel@mit.edu>
CC: bugs@mit.edu
In-reply-to: "[17507] in Athena Bugs"
From: Jonathon Weiss <jweiss@MIT.EDU>
You recently reported a problem with the test Linux machines in w20:
> What were you trying to do?
> Cut and paste between windows.
> What's wrong:
> Emulate3Buttons is not set up in XF86Config
> What should have happened:
> It should be set; I changed to root, modified XF86Config,
> and restarted X. It's not a problem for me now, but when
> other students try to cut and paste, or use the middle button,
> they might have problems. Either the two button mice should be
> replaced with 3 button mice, or there should be a little sticker
> saying how to emulate the 3rd button.
Actually, we had been planning to get three-button mice for those
machines, but that's not what they came with. We have now replaced
the mice on those machines so this should no longer be a problem.
Jonathon Weiss
jweiss@mit.edu
MIT IS/Athena Programmer
