Disable mouse buttons

[Bradley]

Bradley wrote:
> Hello, here is a question I'm sure rarely, if ever gets, asked.
>
> How do I disable some of my mouse's buttons for a specific user?  I 
> have a 4 button mouse plus a scroll wheel (which also acts as another 
> button) and for one user want to disable all (including the scroll 
> wheel) but the left and right buttons.  I am using FC8 with GNOME.
>
> Reason?  We are trying to teach our son how to use a computer but a 
> lot of the software doesn't distinguish between the left mouse button 
> and some of the others and we want to make it so that if he presses 
> one of the extra buttons nothing will happen.  Any ideas or suggestions?
>
> This change MUST NOT affect the other user accounts and must be 
> localized to the one user.  Your help is appreciated.
>
> Bradley
>
>
Also, if there is a general consensus that this can not be done (it 
should be added if not) let me know and I will have to purchase a 
2-button mouse just for our son to use.

Bradley