__/ [ Jim ] on Sunday 20 August 2006 12:08 \__
> Once upon a midnight dreary, while Roy Schestowitz pondered weak and weary
> over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore...:
>
>> __/ [ kroger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Sunday 20 August 2006 07:08 \__
>>
>>> I'm surprised that I can not find a 3 button mouse, except an old PS/2
>>> with a ball. I'd like to get an optical wireless. Would settle for
>>> optical.
>>
>> One that's compatible with Linux and is Linux-friendly? If not, I fail to
>> see how this relates to the theme of this newsgroup.
>
> I have an Iota CM-103 optical scroll/3-button micro mouse and it works just
> fine. Most scroll mouse scroll wheels double as third buttons, yanno.
The "wireless" part is that which I found more concering. I have not got
hands-in experience with it, but SUSE seems to have all the knobs and
options in place (obviating the need for third-party software). It's always
amusing when you see people whose Windows-centric hardware does not function
fully under Linux (e.g. Windows logo, context menu button or Microsoft
peripherals). People should understand that they should buy /for/ their O/S.
If what's at present is Linux-hostile, then in future perchases, the horses
should go before the wagon. If only more people grasped the fact that it's
their own fault, or rather the expectation that everything (even
proprietary) should be backward engineered for own convenience.
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