[plug] Console mode mouse

[Patrick Tehvand]

Harry wrote:
> 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 :)

And that is why you are the hardware guru.

Patrick.
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