emulate middle mouse button?

[Genghis Khan]

On Sat, 17 May 2014 17:50:43 +0200
Ulli Horlacher <framstag at rus.uni-stuttgart.de> wrote:

> On Sat 2014-05-17 (15:57), Genghis Khan wrote:
> 
> > Maybe xdotool would be a better solution for you.
> > See section MOUSE COMMANDS in "man xdotool".
> > 
> > Example for keyboard keys:
> > xdotool key Return key X key F key C key E
> 
> Great! Thanks!
> 

You are welcome! I am glad you find it useful.

If I were you, I would have sent a bug report to X11 so that in future
GNU/Linux releases, the desired behaviour would be set out-of-the-box.

> 
> > > > > > button. The common trick to press both left and right mouse
> > > > > > button together does not work with this special device. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I solved the third-button problem as follows:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Create as root a new file /etc/X11/xorg.conf (if it does not
> > > > > exist) and copy in it the following to emulate third button:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Section "InputClass"
> > > > > Identifier "middle button emulation class"
> > > > > MatchIsPointer "on"
> > > > > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
> > > > > EndSection 
> > > > 
> > > > Which key then is the middle mouse button?
> > > 
> > > No key, just simultaneous click of both right and left mouse
> > > buttons.
> 
> As I wrote before (see above): pressing both mouse buttons on this
> special device does not work.
> 
> 
> > Is it possible to emulate middle mouse button in that way by
> > clicking on touch pad with two fingers?
> 
> No.
> 

@Ron, what would be your answer to this?

My guess is that it is possible since this is the behaviour of a 7 year
old Lenovo 3000 N100 laptop I posses.

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