Subject: Re: 4-button mouse
To: None <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
From: Ken Nakata <kenn@remus.rutgers.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/12/1997 08:33:23
On Tue, 11 Nov 1997 22:48:53 -0800 (PST),
"Colin Wood" <cwood@ichips.intel.com> wrote:
> Adrian Rollett wrote:
> > 
> > I am interested in getting a Kensington 4-button mouse, anyone know if it
> > will work under X?
> 
> That depends on what you mean by "work".  We've had some trouble getting
> Kensington mice to work under MRG-based ADB.  I don't know if anyone has
> tried one under HWDIRECT-based ADB, though.  In addition to that, unless
> the Kensington mouse supports Apple Extended Mouse Protocol, there is no
> special support for this mouse in the kernel.  Assuming that you could
> actually boot the machine with this mouse attached, you should be able to
> use at least 1 button with it, tho, perhaps 2.

I feel ashamed.  Anyway, by my "Probably not" reply, I meant it
probably doesn't use Extended Mouse Protocol.  As a matter of fact, I
think I tried it with no avail.

Of course, absolutely any mouse for Mac always works as a single
button mouse.

Ken