Description of problem: On an HP EliteBook 8460p laptop, middle-button emulation (pressing the left and right buttons simultaneously) works for the two buttons "below" the trackpad (farther away from the keyboard) but not for the two buttons "above" the trackpad (closer to the keyboard). Both sets of left and right buttons function normally as left and right "mouse" buttons when not pressed together. (Pressing the upper-left and lower-right (or vice-versa) buttons simultaneously also does not simulate a middle-button event.) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-1.6.2-1.fc17.i686 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Use either left button to select some text in a terminal window such as Konsole. 2. Press/release the lower left+right buttons simultaneously. 3. Press/release the upper left+right buttons simultaneously. 4. Run "xev". 5. Press/release the lower left+right buttons simultaneously. 6. Press/release the upper left+right buttons simultaneously. Actual results: 2. Selected text gets pasted as expected with a middle "mouse" button press. 3. Selected text does NOT get pasted, and instead separate left and right "mouse" button events are generated (right-click menu pops up). 5. xev reports middle-button press/release events (not separate left- and right-button events) as expected: ButtonPress event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x4c00001, root 0x166, subw 0x0, time 24750716, (135,175), root:(137,198), state 0x0, button 2, same_screen YES ButtonRelease event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x4c00001, root 0x166, subw 0x0, time 24750864, (135,175), root:(137,198), state 0x200, button 2, same_screen YES 6. xev reports separate left- and right-button press/release events: ButtonPress event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x4c00001, root 0x166, subw 0x0, time 24752210, (135,175), root:(137,198), state 0x0, button 3, same_screen YES ButtonPress event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x4c00001, root 0x166, subw 0x0, time 24752220, (135,175), root:(137,198), state 0x400, button 1, same_screen YES ButtonRelease event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x4c00001, root 0x166, subw 0x0, time 24752363, (135,175), root:(137,198), state 0x500, button 1, same_screen YES ButtonRelease event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x4c00001, root 0x166, subw 0x0, time 24752363, (135,175), root:(137,198), state 0x400, button 3, same_screen YES Expected results: Pressing the upper left+right trackpad buttons should generate a middle-button event, as is the case with pressing the lower left+right trackpad buttons. Additional info: $ xmodmap -pp There are 12 pointer buttons defined. Physical Button Button Code 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12
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