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Section 3.7:Mouse Configuration
Figure 3–3 Mouse Configuration
If you have a PS/2 or a bus mouse, you do not need to pick a port and device. If you have a serial
mouse, you should choose the correct port and device that your serial mouse is on.
The
Emulate 3 Buttons
general, the X Window System is easier to use with a three-button mouse. If you select this checkbox,
you can emulate a third, "middle" button by pressing both mouse buttons simultaneously.
To change your mouse configuration after you have completed the in-
stallation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, become root; then use the
/usr/sbin/mouseconfig command from a shell prompt.
To configure your mouse to work as a left-handed mouse, reset the order of
the mouse buttons. To do this, after you have booted your Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS system, type gpm -B 321 at the shell prompt.
checkbox allows you to use a two-button mouse as if it had three buttons. In
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