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    Emulate 3rd mouse button?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by bavman, Feb 23, 2011.

  1. bavman

    bavman Notebook Evangelist

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    Is there a function with these synaptic mouse pads to emulate the 3rd mouse button? On my last laptop it was 1+2 at the same time = 3. This doesnt seem to be the case with this mouse pad. I ran through all the synaptic device settings but couldnt find anything. Any ideas?
     
    bavman, Feb 23, 2011
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    frescagod Notebook Consultant

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    i'm in the same boat. the only workaround that i've found is that in the synaptics settings, you can assign functions to the four corners of the touch pad, and i have the middle click function assigned to the lower right corner, so that when i tap the corner, it mimics a middle click.

    not the greatest solution, but i'm already used to it after a couple weeks. i do have a compact microsoft arc mouse that i generally use with the computer anyway, so it's not a huge deal for me.
     
    frescagod, Feb 23, 2011
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  3. Nomgle

    Nomgle Notebook Geek

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    Yep, just install TwoFingerScroll from two-finger-scroll - Project Hosting on Google Code
    It's free, and does exactly what you want !
     
    Nomgle, Feb 24, 2011
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  4. Chemware

    Chemware Notebook Geek

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    Fails with a

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    Chemware, Apr 8, 2011
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    For middle click you can try this: middleclick.reg
    Open it and then restart for Left+Right = Middle.
     
    namaiki, Apr 9, 2011
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  6. Nomgle

    Nomgle Notebook Geek

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    Google says you need to make sure the Synaptics Drivers are installed first, otherwise you'll see that error.

    I've never had any problems with it, my M11X is running Windows 7 64-bit.
     
    Nomgle, Apr 10, 2011
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    I signed up only to say THANKS! :)

    I don't have an alienware, but this tip seems to work with any synaptic touch button.
     
    ariga, Dec 21, 2011
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  8. tbsk8ter

    tbsk8ter Notebook Enthusiast

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    Nice I will have to try this out.
     
    tbsk8ter, Dec 24, 2011
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