KDE & mouse buttons

[Duane Morin]

Recently I setup an old laptop (Mandrake/KDE) in the family room for my
wife to check news/weather/etc and my daughter to play games.  Both are
left handed.  But when I go to the KDE preferences / peripherals / mouse
section, even though I can see the right-handed/left-handed option it is
disabled.  Anybody know why?  The machine is a thinkpad and so has the
keyboard nipple thingie and some thumb buttons, but I've also got a
regular two button, non-USB mouse attached.  It's a shame to have come
so far and have it be that annoying.  Try explaining to a 2 1/2 yr old
that you pick up Bert's bottle caps by using your middle finger?  Kinda
awkward.  She keeps bringing up the popup menu.