xfce copy & paste

[Michael Mosier]

Quoting Paul Ladouceur <tipaul at look.ca>:

> Hi Kocil...
> >
> >
> > Thanks but ...
> >
> >>From: Paul Ladouceur <tipaul at look.ca>
> >>The "standard" way of Xfree: Use the middle (third) button of the
> >> mouse...  How?  Just hold-left-click the left mouse button and drag
> >> over text... that  will select text... Then move your pointer over the
> >> destination (left  button released) and click the middle button... And
> >> "voilà!"... You have  your text copied... It works on MOST if not every
> >> application...
> >
> > My mouse has only 2 buttons. The third in the middle is a whell.
> > I heard about 3 buttons emulation but don't know how to turn it on.
> 
> You have to modify you XF86Config file:
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Mouse0"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"         <--- This is the line you need
> EndSection
> 
> Goodluck!
> Ti-Paul.


Since the emails advising "Emulate3Buttons" now seem to outnumber the emails
advising "click the wheel", I figure I should join in...

Generally the wheel in the middle of the mouse works as a third mouse botton as
well.  Just click (push down on) the wheel.  If this is the case then you don't
need the emulate3buttons line at all.

--  Mike