configuring intellimouse with redhat linux7

[polotek147]

i typed /usr/sbin/mouseconfig at the root command line.
i entered a menu where i chose my mouse: "Microsoft Intellimouse". Still, the scrolling does not work. Any suggestions?

 

[Soybomb]

use a text editor to change the mouse type in your XF86Config file to IMPS/2 if I recall right......

 

[BOFH]

scrolling in what exactly is not working?

 

[CTho9305]

I believe he's referring to the mouse-wheel? Mine doesn't work either - I'll try editing that file.

 

[20_MuleTeam_Borax]

I believe you may also have to add a
"ZAxisMapping 4 5" or something
to the pointer section of you XF86CONFIG

You might need to add something to your ~/.Xdefaults to get Netscape too recoginze the wheel.

 

[BOFH]

WHAT APPLICATIONS ARE NOT WORKING WITH SCROLLING??

you will need to run a seperate daemon to get it in most applications, but newer KDE and Gnome setups work out the the box as does mozilla. NS 4.7x and older do not w/o help though.

 

[Damaged]

If it's XFree86 v.4 then under the pointer section you would add:

Options "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

What BOFH is referring to, in part, is a little program called imwheel. You can get the rpm for it here: rpmfind.net imwhel libc6 for i386 contribs

 

[Chatterjee]

I'm using Caldera OpenLinux 2.4 and the scrolling mouse works fantastic with Netscape. I'm pretty freakin' impressed with this distro!

-S

 

[polotek147]

This is what it says in the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file for the part that I believe is relavant to the mouse:

Section Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
# Modified by mouseconfig
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection"InputDevice"

Still the scrolling on the mouse wheel is not working...

 

[CPORonin]

Here's how I got scrolling in Netscape.

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Should work with all netscape versions. I tested with 2.02, 3.01, 4.02, 4.04,
4.05, 4.5. Contributed by Sergey V. Kovalyov on June 11, 1998, after attempts
by myself and
Alexey Marinichev and Alexey Solovyov.
Add to your ~/.Xdefaults:



!## NETSCAPE
Netscape*drawingArea.translations: #replace \
<Btn1Down>: ArmLink() \n\
<Btn2Down>: ArmLink() \n\
~Shift<Btn1Up>: ActivateLink() \n\
~Shift<Btn2Up>: ActivateLink(new-window) \
DisarmLink() \n\
Shift<Btn1Up>: ActivateLink(save-only) \
DisarmLink() \n\
Shift<Btn2Up>: ActivateLink(save-only) \
DisarmLink() \n\
<Btn1Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Btn2Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Btn3Motion>: DisarmLinkIfMoved() \n\
<Motion>: DescribeLink() \n\
<Btn3Down>: xfeDoPopup() \n\
<Btn3Up>: ActivatePopup() \n\
Ctrl<Btn4Down>: PageUp()\n\
Ctrl<Btn5Down>: PageDown()\n\
Shift<Btn4Down>: LineUp()\n\
Shift<Btn5Down>: LineDown()\n\
None<Btn4Down>: LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()\n\
None<Btn5Down>:
LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()\n\
Alt<Btn4Down>: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n\
Alt<Btn5Down>: xfeDoCommand(back)\n

Netscape*globalNonTextTranslations: #override\n\
Shift<Btn4Down>: LineUp()\n\
Shift<Btn5Down>: LineDown()\n\
None<Btn4Down>:LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()LineUp()\n\

None<Btn5Down>:LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()LineDown()\n\
Alt<Btn4Down>: xfeDoCommand(forward)\n\
Alt<Btn5Down>: xfeDoCommand(back)\n


Then type: xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults

to make it happen, run up netscape and try it out!
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There are also some button hacks to get rid of stuff you may or may not use.

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Buttons.....We don't need no stinking buttons:
&quot;Shop&quot;, &quot;Search&quot;, &quot;MyNetscape&quot;, &quot;Security&quot;... these gotta go.
Add the first 4 lines below to your ~/.Xdefaults file to turn them off.

The ~/ refers to your /root or user directory (not to be confused with the ( / ) directory, in my case it would be /home/roy. The dot before the Xdefaults indicates that this is a hidden file. You'll have to go into the file manager and choose to &quot;show hidden files&quot; then right click on the .Xdefaults file, open with a text editor and cut and paste the lines below into the file:


Netscape*toolBar.myshopping.isEnabled: false

Netscape*toolBar.destinations.isEnabled: false

Netscape*toolBar.search.isEnabled: false

Netscape*toolBar.viewSecurity.isEnabled: false

Netscape*toolBar.userCommand1.commandName: findInObject

Netscape*toolBar.userCommand1.labelString: Find

Netscape*toolBar.userCommand1.commandIcon: Search


Add the last 3 lines above and you'll have a 'Find In Page' icon on your Toolbar.

Next open a console and type (exactly as it is here):

xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults


Then restart Netscape. Now there should be only 'Back', 'Forward', 'Reload' 'Home', 'Find' and 'Stop' icons.
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Good luck and enjoy.