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    Emulate middle mouse button?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by AlienTroll, Apr 14, 2011.

  1. AlienTroll

    AlienTroll Notebook Evangelist

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    I really need to emulate a middle mouse button. Does anyone know how to do it?
     
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  2. Stain

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    I have read two different methods for the Synaptics touchpad driver, sorry I am not at my M11x right now to test it out.

    click both buttons at the same time

    or

    Shift + Left click

    I bet if you poked around in the touch pad driver settings a bit you could find how to do it. Good luck!

    Stain
     
    Stain, Apr 14, 2011
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    I am on m11x, chrome newest build. Shift+left click is open link in new window, ctrl+left click is open link in new tab.

    I am just trying to figure out how to hit both left and right click to emulate middle click. its annoying because my dell inspiron 1318 can do it...
     
    ZedwainChileab, Apr 14, 2011
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  4. AlienTroll

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    Ah, I made a registry key (DWORD). I have to press both buttons, but at the exact time so it can fail on me in games :( .
     
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    If you install the latest driver from the Synaptics site, there is, buried deep in the Properties dialog box, options to set the four corners of the trackpad to specific actions - one of which is middle click.
     
    Chemware, Apr 14, 2011
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    Chemware, do you mind providing more details? I really want that middle click. haha thanks.

    I go to Properties for Synaptics TouchPad V7.2 on Ps/2 port..

    there are multifinger gestures, 2 finger scrolling pin zoom, rotating, three finger flick, scrolling,tapping, and buttons. i dont see any 4 corners of trackpad to specific actions options. :(
     
    ZedwainChileab, Apr 15, 2011
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