[GRASS-user] tips on GRASS Mac users

[Michael Barton]

On Jul 25, 2008, Kyngesburye at 9:00 AM, <grass-user-request at lists.osgeo.org 
 > wrote:

> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:34:27 -0500
> From: William <woklist at kyngchaos.com>
> Subject: Re: [GRASS-user] tips on GRASS Mac users
> To: maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>
> Cc: grass-user at lists.osgeo.org
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> On Jul 25, 2008, at 12:55 AM, maning sambale wrote:
>
>> How to configure middle-click for the zooming function in GRASS with
>> imacs mighty mouse?
>>
> GRASS (X11) takes mouse buttons as they are assigned in System
> Preferences->Keyboard & Mouse.  ie, if you set your mouse right-
> handed, the left and right will be switched in GRASS also.  I believe
> the middle button on the mighty mouse defaults to some OS feature (I
> don't have an iMac handy, but can check later), so you need to change
> it to a normal middle button.
>
>
> I think there's also a key you can use in GRASS to emulate a middle-
> click but I can't find it in the docs.

This is also determined by the system. Ctrl-click = right-click,  
option-click = middle-click

Michael

>
>
>
> Tip: disable the side squeeze buttons, I found that they are too
> sensitive (unless recent models have improved), and when lifting the
> mouse to recenter it on the mousepad it's easy to accidentally trigger
> Exposé.
>
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