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From: lih@CUNIXC.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Andrew Lih)
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Subject: X for MAC-OS?
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Date: 22 Apr 89 20:57:30 GMT
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> Date: Sat, 22 Apr 89 13:48:44 -0400 From: rws@expo.lcs.mit.edu
> 
>     but how does
>     eXodus and other X packages for the Mac provide for the second and
>     third button?
> 
> With keys on the keyboard.  For example, using two of the arrow keys
> (and using the other two arrow keys as additional modifier keys).

Well, I figured that they would do that, but that is a rather hairy
way of doing things.  Also, I believe that the Mac can detect at most
two keys down at the same time.

Also another problem, in my window manager, I have SHIFT-RIGHT button
to be my combination for moving a window, this means that on a Mac I
might have to hold down two keys and move the mouse at the same time.
Let us just hope that the two keys that I have to hold down are
adjacent, or I will have to use my nose to move the mouse. :-)

This should not be a problem with the Mac ADB extended keyboard where
there are Control-Command-Option-Shift keys on both sides of the
keyboard, but on the regular Macitnosh ADB keyboard, there may be
problems with holding down the control key and the arrow keys to
emulate a certain combination of keys/buttons...

I guess I will have to take a look at eXodus to see how they solved
the problem.

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