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Subject: Re: [9fans] The Third Button
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On 21/07/2014 17:35, Brian L. Stuart wrote:
>> Would it be possible to create the option of merging these two buttons
>> for machines not blessed with the traditional rodent?
>
> If you hold down the right shift key while pressing the right
> button, it interpretes that as a middle button press.  I'm not
> completely certain, but I seem to remember it has to be the
> right shift key and not the left.  The one machine where I
> use that is a laptop and I've gotten into the habit of holding
> the shift key with my pinky and hitting the right button below
> the touchpad with my thumb.  Still not as nice as a real
> middle button, but it serves in a pinch.
>
> BLS

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