On Tuesday 18 June 2013 15:29:45 Tim wrote: > Allegedly, on or about 17 June 2013, Gary Stainburn sent: > > My mouse does actually have a middle button (a pressable scroll wheel) > > but pressing this doesn't give me the effect I want either. > > Does that button actually work? One way to test that is to open the > mouse preferences, and use the test gadget to see if all the buttons > provoke a response. > > I've got two mice that have been resoldered many times, because they > fall off the desk and hit the middle mouse button/wheel and damage its > connection. > > -- > [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp > Linux 3.8.13-100.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon May 13 13:36:17 UTC 2013 x86_64 > > All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point > trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the > public lists. > > George Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning against tyranny, not > a set of instructions for supposedly democratic governments. Hi Tim, It does work as it works in Windows. Likewise, I know there is nothing physically wrong with the touchpad. I've had it suggested that I should try a Live DVD from another dist to see if that helps. I'm downloading SL as I type this -- Gary Stainburn Group I.T. Manager Ringways Garages http://www.ringways.co.uk -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org