Mouse middle - button not working

[Paul Smith]

Dear All,

I would like to enable the mouse middle-button to paste what is
selected. It worked fine before, but not now. I do not know whether
the cause is that the mouse is a different one or some configuration
is missing.

Thanks in advance,

Paulo

[Samuel Sieb]

On 8/14/20 6:56 AM, Paul Smith wrote:
> I would like to enable the mouse middle-button to paste what is
> selected. It worked fine before, but not now. I do not know whether
> the cause is that the mouse is a different one or some configuration
> is missing.

If you're using Gnome, then in the mouse settings, you can test it. 
Middle click on the circle at the bottom and see if there's a message 
that the middle button was clicked.

[Paul Smith]

On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 8:39 PM Samuel Sieb  wrote:
> > I would like to enable the mouse middle-button to paste what is
> > selected. It worked fine before, but not now. I do not know whether
> > the cause is that the mouse is a different one or some configuration
> > is missing.
>
> If you're using Gnome, then in the mouse settings, you can test it.
> Middle click on the circle at the bottom and see if there's a message
> that the middle button was clicked.

Thanks, Samuel. I forgot to mention I am using XFCE.

Paul

[Samuel Sieb]

On 8/14/20 1:53 PM, Paul Smith wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 8:39 PM Samuel Sieb  wrote:
> > > I would like to enable the mouse middle-button to paste what is
> > > selected. It worked fine before, but not now. I do not know whether
> > > the cause is that the mouse is a different one or some configuration
> > > is missing.
> >
> > If you're using Gnome, then in the mouse settings, you can test it.
> > Middle click on the circle at the bottom and see if there's a message
> > that the middle button was clicked.
>
> Thanks, Samuel. I forgot to mention I am using XFCE.

Ok, then I think since XFCE isn't using Wayland yet, you could run "xev" 
and see if the middle click event shows up.  But other than that, I 
don't know anything about XFCE mouse configuration.

Another way to test which is probably even easier is to install 
"evtest".  When you run it (as root) without any parameters, it will 
give you a list of input devices and you can pick your mouse and it will 
show you the events as they happen.

[ToddAndMargo]

On 2020-08-14 06:56, Paul Smith wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I would like to enable the mouse middle-button to paste what is
> selected. It worked fine before, but not now. I do not know whether
> the cause is that the mouse is a different one or some configuration
> is missing.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Paulo

I adore the primary clipboard!   It drives me nuts
when I work on a Windows machine as they only
support the secondary clipboard

Test 1:
     highlight some text in a non Wine program

test pasting into a leafpad or gedit or similar
     by simultaneously pressing both the left and right
     mouse button at the same time

Test 2:
     you an have two mice installed at the same time.
     See if the middle button works on a second mouse

[Paul Smith]

On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 10:23 PM ToddAndMargo via users
 wrote:
> > I would like to enable the mouse middle-button to paste what is
> > selected. It worked fine before, but not now. I do not know whether
> > the cause is that the mouse is a different one or some configuration
> > is missing.
>
> I adore the primary clipboard!   It drives me nuts
> when I work on a Windows machine as they only
> support the secondary clipboard
>
> Test 1:
>      highlight some text in a non Wine program
>  test pasting into a leafpad or gedit or similar
>  by simultaneously pressing both the left and right
>  mouse button at the same time
>
> Test 2:
>      you an have two mice installed at the same time.
>      See if the middle button works on a second mouse

Thanks, ToddAndMargo and Samuel. After having runned the following command

xinput set-button-map 8 1 2 3

the middle-button of my mouse pastes what is selected.

Paul