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Getting the ThinkPad Scroll Button to Work in Linux

[ Thanks to Ross
Brunson
for this link. ]

“First off, I have to admit that I lifted the xorg configuration
information that I’m about to discuss from some website, but I
don’t recall which one. If it was yours please tell me and I’ll
link it. In this article I will discuss how to get the scroll
button working in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop/Server.

“Lenovo/IBM ThinkPads have 3 mouse buttons. You can configure
the middle button so that when you hold it down and move the
trackpoint (aka: the nub) the screen scrolls up and down…”


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