[wellylug] mouse-wheel

[David Antliff]

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Templeman Colin wrote:
> Using Windows, my MS Intellimouse Explorer 3 (infrared, 4 buttons plus scroll wheel jobbie) has the thumb buttons configured for 'forwards' and 'backwards' navigation in a browser (and windows explorer).  I like this.
>
> Can anyone save me the googling and advise if this useful functionality can readily be mapped across to Gnome?  I have tried the 'imps/2' and 'explorerps/2' configs in XFree86 but this doesn't work out of the box.  It's not that I am being lazy per se, just that it's shaping up to be a sunny weekend and I'd rather be piloting my bike rather than the computer chair.

Perhaps my HOWTO is of some assistance? I wrote it some time ago but it 
should still be relevant and is a starting point at least.


http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Mouse_Nav_Buttons

-- 
David.