[Solved] Middle-click

Sideburns · 2011-03-31 00:01:56

Looking through the documentation, there's several places where you do things via a middle-click. My trackball has two buttons and a scroll wheel. How would I middle-click? And, for that matter, why isn't there anything in the current documentation to cover this question?

Sideburns · 2011-03-31 00:35:01

As it turns out, the question is both still important and premature. I installed XFCE on my laptop, logged out and back in. I was impressed to find that some (but not all) of the applications that started on log in for Gnome did so for XFCE. Alas, I had no panels, no toolbars, no way to do anything except for trying to get some of the apps placed where I wanted them again. I had to use an alternate console to reboot. What do I need to do to get control of XFCE and start using it? (If it helps, I followed the instructions for installing it via yum, as I use Fedora 14.)

Sideburns · 2011-03-31 02:45:25

I finally tried logging in under XFCE again, and it worked, just fine. I still need to know about middle-clicks and will have other questions, but for right now, I'm quite happy using XFCE with compiz on my laptop.

SantaFe · 2011-03-31 04:07:15

I know in my case, the Microsoft track ball optical I'm using, you press on the scroll wheel for the middle click. I think it's the same with any mouse/track ball with the middle scroll wheel.

Sideburns · 2011-03-31 05:12:09

OK, great. Any idea about using it with the touchpad on my laptop?

Anzhr · 2011-03-31 12:34:33

Try chording (two fingers on each side of the touchpad).

Sideburns · 2011-03-31 21:48:44

No, but pressing both buttons together does work on this touchpad. I'll count this as Solved, TYVM!

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