Bug#431313: Debconf description of the msc type

[Jens Seidel]

On Sun, Jul 01, 2007 at 02:17:45PM -0500, Peter Samuelson wrote:
> [Jens Seidel]
> > "Serial mice: 9-pin or 25-pin serial connector\n"
> > " msc        The MouseSystems protocol.  Most 3-button serial mice.\n"
> > 
> > I really doubt that this ("most") is right! I had once such a mouse but
> > nevertheless I'm sure that the Microsoft or ps2 protocol dominates and
> > not msc.
> 
> My experience is that the debconf description is correct: most 3-button
> serial mice I've seen are MouseSystems compatible.

Mmh, I had in the past four or five seriell mice but only the oldest (25
pin connector) was of type MouseSystems. All others where indeed a
Microsoft protocol variant. Strange ...

> Some serial mice have a switch on the bottom to switch between the
> Microsoft and MouseSystems protocols, since the Microsoft protocol
> doesn't support the third button properly.

I don't know such mice.

> > " ms+        Like 'ms', but allows dragging with the middle button\n"
> > 
> > Is dragging the right word? I don't understand this properly (drag from
> > drag&drop?). Could it be replaced by "pasting" or "copying"?
> 
> No, it is dragging.  The "ms+" protocol handler differs from the "ms"

Ah, OK. I just noticed these two difficulties during proofreading of the
German translation. You don't need to worry about it. Feel free to close
it ...

Jens