I was going to post in Ubuntu forums, but figured I like you guys more. And, well, the Mint crew has been so terribly helpful. I'm not convinced it's possible when I read the xorg documentation... but I wanted to ask.
Thanks much.
Here's the referenced link above: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=169423
And the howto from the post:
End Result
Using trackball to emulate wheel button scroll (horizontal & vertical) in web browser (Epiphany 2.14.0 and Firefox 1.5.0.1).
Method
1. Open xorg.conf file using a text editor (gedit). Go to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal and enter command:
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
2. Look for a section that contains the entry for your mouse, it looks kind of like this.
Code:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
3. Edit that section into this:
Code:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "Buttons" "9"
Option "EmulateWheel" "1"
Option "EmulateWheelButton" "8" # for right-handed people
Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection