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- From: kaleb@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley)
- Subject: Re: Left handed users and X-windows
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.232726.7857@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov>
- Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
- References: <1992Dec16.194643.17271@astro.as.utexas.edu> <1992Dec16.223641.1896@bmw.mayo.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:27:26 GMT
- Lines: 35
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- In article tmk@mayo.edu writes:
- >In article anita@astro.as.utexas.edu (Anita Cochran) writes:
- >>In article brenner@ucunix.san.uc.edu (David L. Brenner) writes:
- >>> Is there any way to change the configuration of the mouse to allow for
- >>> left-handed people to use the mouse in this fashion?
- >
- >>I don't understand this question. I am right-handed but because of the
- >>clutter to the right of my keyboard, I keep the mouse on the left side
- >>of my keyboard and use my left hand. Took a few days to get used
- >
- >I think it is desirable to provide for left-handed use of the mouse with
- >the select-button (most often used) underneath the finger one most
- >naturally points with - the index finger.
-
- Is this thread still going on? Where are all the X authorities? Gone on
- Christmas vacation?
-
- RTFM, specifically rtfm for xmodmap. I quote:
-
- EXAMPLES
- Many pointers are designed such that the first button is
- pressed using the index finger of the right hand. People
- who are left-handed frequently find that it is more comfort-
- able to reverse the button codes that get generated so that
- the primary button is pressed using the index finger of the
- left hand. This could be done on a 3 button pointer as fol-
- lows:
-
- % xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1"
-
-
- --
-
- Kaleb Keithley kaleb@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov
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