The middle mouse button issue

[macco]

Hi all,

As I have probably bored you to death by now with the issue passing from linux to osX, here is another series:

I have a three buttons logitech mouse attached to my ibook and ...
Writing some code recently in OSX, I wanted to copy paste some part of the text, in that moment I selected the text and then I wanted to press the middle mouse button for a paste, nothing happen, then I remembered that I am in OSX.

In linux this is possible, if the middle mouse button is not present, one can make an emullation by pressing the other two buttons in the same time.

Does anybody know how to get this done in OSX. (I actually thought of implementing it but I would like to avoid that).

thanks a lot

 

[bobw]

Right click - Copy - Paste

 

[texanpenguin]

If you install USB Overdrive, you should be able to map the button to a keystroke (like Cmd+V). You'd still need to Right-click copy, but it's half way there .

Get a four button mouse and you're set .

 

[Pengu]

um. install the logitech drivers. tell it to use the button for a keystroke, and use Command-V.. or try USB Overdrive. might have a built-in "paste" option.