On 05/25/2013 01:09 AM, Bret Busby wrote: > On Fri, 24 May 2013, Wayne Topa wrote: > >> >> On 05/24/2013 10:01 AM, Bret Busby wrote: >>> Hello. >>> >>> I am running Debian 6, with GNOME 2.30.2 (I think; when I select Help-> >>> About, with a GNOME application, that is the version number shown). >>> >>> I have recently noticed a problem, with uncontrollable double (or >>> multiple) mouse clicks, when a single click should be occurring, causing >>> multiple problems. >>> >>> In the System -> Preferences -> Mouse configuration setting utility, is >>> an option for adjusting the timeout for mouse double clicks, but, >>> apparently not a means of adjusting (in this case, lowering) the >>> sensitivity, or, increasing the lag time (?) between clicks, which could >>> (would) force the system to wait a longer (if so set) time for >>> registering a double click; for example, adjusting a setting, so that >>> the system would wait for 1/10 second, or, 1/2 second, before >>> registering a double click, so that, if a user does not get the finger >>> off the mouse button within a thousandth of a second, a double click is >>> not registered. >>> >>> Can this parameter be adjusted, so that a user is required to distinctly >>> press the mouse button twice, after a set time, eg, 1/2 second, before a >>> double click is registered, and, if it can be adjusted, how can it be >>> adjusted? >>> >>> Thank you in anticipation. >> >> Brett >> >> Take a look at the manual page for gpm.conf. It might take some >> experimenting but that is what I use to control the mouse. Note >> that I do not run Gnome so your mileage may vary. >> >> HTH >> -- >> Wayne >> >> > > Hello. > > In searching, I found > http://csurs7.csr.uky.edu/cgi-bin/man/man2html?gpm.conf+5 > and > http://csurs7.csr.uky.edu/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+gpm > > and the second one has > > " > SEE ALSO > > gpm-types(7) Description of current pointer types supported by gpm > > The info file about `gpm', which gives more complete information and > explains how to write a gpm client. > " > > In trying to finmd what I could from my sytem, I tried the following, > with the results displayed; > > " > :~$ info gpm > (no responce displayed) > $ help gpm > bash: help: no help topics match `gpm'. Try `help help' or `man -k gpm' > or `info gpm'. > $ man gpm > No manual entry for gpm > $ man gpm.conf > No manual entry for gpm.conf > " > > I could not find the information needed. > > I assume (because it is not explained in the online reference cited > above, at uky.edu for gpm.conf) that the particular parameter that needs > to be adjusted, is the sampling parameter. > > I do not know, but it is no more than a guess. > > In the Sobell books that I have, including "A Practical Guide to Ubuntu > Linux", I can not find how to do what I need; the "Practical Guide to > Ubuntu Linux", does not include (that I was able to find) reference to > gpm.conf, but, instead, referred to the GUI application for configuring > the mouse driver, which allows for setting the double click timeout, > but, not for setting a delay time so as to cause a user to double click, > to get a double click, rather than double clicks inadvertently resulting > from single clicks.
apt-cache search gpm Package: gpm Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: misc Installed-Size: 499 Maintainer: Peter Samuelson <pe...@p12n.org> Architecture: amd64 Multi-Arch: foreign Version: 1.20.4-6 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libgpm2 (>= 1.20.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, ucf, lsb-base Conffiles: /etc/apm/event.d/gpm b06943a986bac4d3d3cdbcd713502c40 /etc/init.d/gpm 137bcc7a920b53e0c1fab4fd2a71e4f8 Description: General Purpose Mouse interface This package provides a daemon that captures mouse events when the system console is active, and delivers events to applications through a library. . By default, the daemon provides a 'selection' mode, so that cut-and-paste with the mouse works on the console just as it does under X. Homepage: http://www.nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/ As I said, Gnome may be using another package. GPM.CONF(5) BSD File Formats Manual GPM.CONF(5) NAME gpm.conf -- startup configuration file for gpm DESCRIPTION gpm.conf specifies options to be passed to the gpm daemon at start time. It is parsed by the init script, rather than by gpm itself. It comprises variable assignments in Bourne shell syntax: variable=value (with no extra spaces; to embed spaces or other shell metacharacters in values, use quotes as in shell scripting). Blank lines and lines beginning with a hash ("#") are ignored. Settings are implemented by setting flags on the gpm command line; these are documented in gpm(8). The following variable names are specified: device Specifies the device file for your primary mouse. This sets -m. type Specifies the protocol for your primary mouse. This sets -t. device2, type2 The same as device and type, but for your secondary mouse. These set -m and -t after passing -M. If either of these are defined, both must be. responsiveness Specifies the responsiveness for your primary mouse. This sets -r. sample_rate Specifies the sample rate for your primary mouse. This sets -s. repeat_type Enables the gpm repeater and sets the repeater protocol, using the -R flag. Repeat type none or an empty value will disable the repeater. append Any options specified here are appended to the gpm command line. If you use multiple options, you will need to enclose the value in quotes (""). EXAMPLES A simple gpm.conf file for a PS/2 mouse whose protocol should be autodetected, and which should be repeated in /dev/gpmdata as a serial Microsoft Intellimouse: # Sample gpm.conf device=/dev/psaux type=autops2 repeat_type=ms3 This will cause the daemon to be started as gpm -m /dev/psaux -t autops2 -Rms3. FILES /etc/gpm.conf SEE ALSO gpm(8), dpkg-reconfigure(8). dpkg-reconfigure gpm can be used to generate and update the gpm.conf file automatically. Debian 3.0 January 5, 2005 Debian 3.0 -- Wayne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51a10184.6050...@gmail.com
