Stephen
12-07-2003, 05:18 PM
If you run into a problem getting your mouse to work you can use the keyboard as the mouse. Of course you must have the X Window System running first...
< Turning on the feature >
Press Shift + NumLock to turn the feature on.
< Moving>
Move the mouse using the 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 keys in your number pad. Take a look at your number pad, and you'll quite quickly figure out which key moves the mouse in which direction.
< Clicking >
Click by hitting the 5 key on your number pad. Double click by hitting it twice.
Click and hold by hitting the 0 key. To release, hit 5.
By default, hitting the 5 key will do a left click. You can select what button to click with the /, *, and - keys on your number pad:
/ Left click
* Middle click
- Right click
Note that these just select the mouse button. You still need to use 5 to click it.
Ok, "left click" is a bad term because you can configure your mouse the way you want, but by "left click" I mean "the mouse behavior that occurs when most people using right-handed mouse click the left button".
< Turning the mouse feature off >
Press Shift + NumLock again to turn this feature off.
< Turning on the feature >
Press Shift + NumLock to turn the feature on.
< Moving>
Move the mouse using the 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 keys in your number pad. Take a look at your number pad, and you'll quite quickly figure out which key moves the mouse in which direction.
< Clicking >
Click by hitting the 5 key on your number pad. Double click by hitting it twice.
Click and hold by hitting the 0 key. To release, hit 5.
By default, hitting the 5 key will do a left click. You can select what button to click with the /, *, and - keys on your number pad:
/ Left click
* Middle click
- Right click
Note that these just select the mouse button. You still need to use 5 to click it.
Ok, "left click" is a bad term because you can configure your mouse the way you want, but by "left click" I mean "the mouse behavior that occurs when most people using right-handed mouse click the left button".
< Turning the mouse feature off >
Press Shift + NumLock again to turn this feature off.