[plug] Console mode mouse

[Harry]

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 09:38:45 +0800 Patrick Tehvand <patrick at tehvand.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have a non-profit that works with blind people that I help out from 
> time to time and they need to disable x an y axis movement on a mouse 
> (remember this is console so no x-config) redering it into being a 
> "clicking device"
> 
> Anyone have any idea how to do this?

Take out the mouse ball. Then it's user configurable.
 
> they are using SuSe if it counts for anything.

And distro independent.

Optical mouse might work with some black tape over the optics.

And no, I'm not being a smart arse :)

cu
Harry

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