Chapter 31. Mouse
Configuration
The installation program allows users to select the type of
mouse connected to the system. To configure a different mouse type
for the system, use the Mouse Configuration
Tool.
To start the Mouse Configuration
Tool, type the command system-config-mouse at a shell prompt (for example,
in an XTerm or GNOME terminal). If the X Window System is not
running, the text-based version of the tool is started.
Select the new mouse type for the system. If the specific mouse
model is not listed, select one of the Generic entries, based on the mouse's number of
buttons and its interface. If there is not an exact match, select
the generic match that is most compatible with the system and the
mouse.
The built-in pointing device such as a touch pad on a laptop
computer is usually PS/2 compatible.
All the mouse types are appended with PS/2, serial, or USB in parentheses. This specifies the mouse
port.
A PS/2 mouse port looks similar to 
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A serial mouse port looks similar to 
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A USB mouse port looks similar to 
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Select the Generic - Wheel Mouse entry,
with the proper mouse port, to enable the scroll button on the
mouse.
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The scroll button on a wheel mouse can be used as the middle
mouse button for cutting text, pasting text, and other middle mouse
button functions. If the mouse only has two buttons, select
Emulate 3 buttons to use a two-button mouse
as a three-button mouse. When this option enabled, clicking the two
mouse buttons simultaneously emulates a middle mouse button
click.
If a serial port mouse is selected, click the Serial devices button to configure the correct
serial device number, such as /dev/ttyS0
for the mouse.
Click OK to save the new mouse type.
The selection is written to the file /etc/sysconfig/mouse, and the console mouse
service, gpm is restarted. The changes are
also written to the X Window System configuration file /etc/X11/xorg.conf; however, the mouse type change
is not automatically applied to the current X session. To enable
the new mouse type, log out of the graphical desktop and log back
in.
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To reset the order of the mouse buttons for a left-handed user,
go to (the main menu on the
panel) => => , and select Left-handed
mouse for the mouse orientation.
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