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From: walt <w41ter@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: off-topic: logitech mice (MX1000)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:13:18
Message-Id: hgbb3k$6r7$1@ger.gmane.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: off-topic: logitech mice (MX1000) by Allan Gottlieb
1 On 12/15/2009 10:05 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote:
2 > At Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:09:15 -0800 walt<w41ter@×××××.com> wrote:
3 >
4 >> On 12/15/2009 11:11 AM, Allan Gottlieb wrote:
5 >>> It seems to me that this mouse sends two button events for some of the
6 >>> "physical buttons". For example moving the wheel to the left reports
7 >>> button press 13
8 >>> button press 6
9 >>> ...
10 >>> Identifier "Logitech MX1000"
11 >>
12 >> To clarify a bit, what program are you using to identify the mouse events?
13 >>
14 >> I looked up the Logitech MX 1000 on amazon.com, and the photos show only
15 >> one wheel, which is front-to-back, not left-to-right. Am I getting this
16 >> wrong?
17 >
18 > I used xev and also looked at emac's "view lossage".
19 > The wheel rotates front-to-back, but can be pushed left or right.
20 >
21 > If you look at the amazon page you can sort of see the left and right
22 > arrows.
23
24 I think a mouse that complicated would make me crazy. The front-back wheel
25 rotation should map to buttons 4 and 5. Does that part work correctly?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: off-topic: logitech mice (MX1000) Albert Hopkins <marduk@×××××××××××.org>