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From: mgsmith@hplabsb.HP.COM (Michael Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Remapping the keyboard to emulate mouse button
Message-ID: <5973@hplabsb.HP.COM>
Date: 14 Feb 91 22:53:16 GMT
Reply-To: mgsmith@hplabsb.UUCP (Michael Smith)
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Labs, Palo Alto, CA
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My wrists have started to hurt (probably due to Repetitive Stresss
Syndrom as I believe it is called) so I have made a couple of changes.
One is that I borrowed a track ball to see how I like it but it seems
to be pretty much of a joke because it is really difficult to cut
and paste using it.  Basically it is difficult to move the pointer
while holding down one of the mouse buttons.  Therefore I would
like to remap the keyboard such that one of the keyboard buttons
(the lower left [Enter] button for example) can be used by the left
hand for button1 of the mouse while the right hand would actually
move the trackball.  I looked at xmodmap but it didn't prove fruitful.
Any ideas out there? My wrists would really appreciate it.

Mike Smith
HP Labs