howtos:middle_mouse_button_scrolling
Using xinput:
xinput set-int-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Wheel Emulation" 8 1 xinput set-int-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Wheel Emulation Button" 8 2
The right way. Make a fdi file in /etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse-wheel.fdi that looks like this:
<match key="info.product" string="TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"> <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheel" type="string">true</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheelButton" type="string">2</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.ZAxsisMapping" type="string">4 5</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.Emulate3Buttons" type="string">true</merge> </match>
To keep the scrolling working after a suspend do the following:
- Make the file: sudo vi /etc/acpi/resume.d/97-reload-psmouse
- Insert
#!/bin/sh modprobe -r psmouse sleep 2 modprobe psmouse
- Make it executable: sudo chmod +x /etc/acpi/resume.d/97-reload-psmouse
This will regain you scrolling mouse button. But what a mess to get it working…..
Remember that the “*-reload-psmouse” must be executed prior to “98-acpi-unlock.sh” otherwise it wouldn't be run on resume. That's why I've called it “97-reload-psmouse”.
Jackalope/Karmic
Scrolling with Trackpoint
Create a new file called /etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse-wheel.fdi typing:
sudo gedit /etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse-wheel.fdi
And fill it with this code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <match key="info.product" string="TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"> <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheel" type="string">true</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheelButton" type="string">2</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.XAxisMapping" type="string">6 7</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.YAxisMapping" type="string">4 5</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.ZAxsisMapping" type="string">4 5</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.Emulate3Buttons" type="string">true</merge> </match>
Lucid
To get scrolling working in Lucid you need the following: Hit Alt-F2 and run
gksu gedit /usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf
Paste in:
Section "InputClass" Identifier "Trackpoint Wheel Emulation" MatchProduct "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint|DualPoint Stick|Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint|ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint" MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*" Option "EmulateWheel" "true" Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false" Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7" Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "EmulateWheelTimeout" "200" EndSection
Logout and back in then your set.
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