Use Additional Mouse Buttons - Revision history

Wierdbeard65 at 18:20, 3 May 2010

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Sambuca at 09:35, 19 March 2010

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	This way, LinuxMCE can be controlled with a (wireless) mouse only, without the need to have a keyboard nearby...		This way, LinuxMCE can be controlled with a (wireless) mouse only, without the need to have a keyboard nearby...

			= Status =
			From 810 and onwards, you should not use this method, but instead create a device template for your mouse. The orbiter can map additional mouse buttons to other events, like keyboard presses. See [[Creating_a_Device_Template_for_a_Remote_that_uses_the_kernel_input_subsystem#Step_6:_Write_the_Mapping_Device_Data\|The Mapping device data]] for details.

			= Pre-810 =
	Edit: in the troubleshooting area you find a link to an other page that describes a different way of programming the buttons for if this procedure is not working for you.		Edit: in the troubleshooting area you find a link to an other page that describes a different way of programming the buttons for if this procedure is not working for you.

Itsmeok at 11:26, 1 February 2009

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			Edit: in the troubleshooting area you find a link to an other page that describes a different way of programming the buttons for if this procedure is not working for you.

	== Prerequisits ==		== Prerequisits ==
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	Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"		Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"


			==='''Other solution===
			In case you cannot get this to work using this procedure there is another way to accomplish the additional buttons by using BTNX software. You can find this on the [[Logitech_MX_Air\|Logitech_MX_Air]] page.

Itsmeok: /* Result */

2009-01-26T21:01:36Z

Result

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	== Result ==		== Result ==
	After a reboot, the mouse-buttons 8, 2 and 9 should act as F6, F7 and F9 even passing when a key is held pressed, which was the right setup for me.		After a reboot, the mouse-buttons 8, 2 and 9 should act as F6, F7 and F8 even passing when a key is held pressed, which was the right setup for me.
	If you want something different, just change b:9 for b:6 for example.		If you want something different, just change b:9 for b:6 for example.

Loopback59: /* How it works */

2008-02-13T15:41:07Z

How it works

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	== How it works ==		== How it works ==
	We use '''xautomation (xte)''' to simulate the key-presses:		We use '''xautomation (xte)''' to simulate the key-presses:
	If you want to send a keypress of F6 to the X-Server, the command "xte 'key F8'" will do the trick.		If you want to send a keypress of F8 to the X-Server, the command "xte 'key F8'" will do the trick.
	If you only want to send that the key was pressed, call "xte 'keydown F8".		If you only want to send that the key was pressed, call "xte 'keydown F8".
	additionally you can event move the mouse or do clicks with it. For more information have a look at "man xte".		additionally you can event move the mouse or do clicks with it. For more information have a look at "man xte".

Zaerc: fixed 2 type-os

2007-11-11T21:09:00Z

fixed 2 type-os

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	Combining those two, we derive the following configfile, which i saved at /etc/xbindkeysrc:		Combining those two, we derive the following configfile, which i saved at /etc/xbindkeysrc:
	<pre>#get a console		<pre>#get a console
	sudo nano -w /etc/~~bindkeysrc~~		sudo nano -w /etc/xbindkeysrc
	#Add the following		#Add the following
	"xte 'keydown F6' &"		"xte 'keydown F6' &"
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	...		...
	#CTRL+X to exit ~~ans~~ Y to save</pre>		#CTRL+X to exit and Y to save</pre>

	== Result ==		== Result ==

Zaerc: /* Prerequisits */ nowiki'd the link

2007-10-29T16:20:27Z

Prerequisits: nowiki'd the link

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	First of all, we need the packets xautomation (which should be installed allready) and xbindkeys.		First of all, we need the packets xautomation (which should be installed allready) and xbindkeys.

	Before installing them, wen need to append "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty universe" to /etc/apt/sources.list temporarely and resync the repository (see [[Editing_Text]]).		Before installing them, wen need to append "deb <nowiki>http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</nowiki> feisty universe" to /etc/apt/sources.list temporarely and resync the repository (see [[Editing_Text]]).
	<pre>#get a console:		<pre>#get a console:
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	sudo apt-get install xbindkeys		sudo apt-get install xbindkeys
	sudo apt-get install xautomation</pre>		sudo apt-get install xautomation</pre>


	== How it works ==		== How it works ==

Rwilson131 at 13:46, 29 October 2007

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	'''Abstract'''		'''Abstract'''
	This is an article, explaining how to use additional mousebuttons as substitude to F6, F7, F8.		This is an article, explaining how to use additional mousebuttons as substitude to F6, F7, F8.

Chewi: Howto: Make additional mouse-buttons behave as F6, F7, F8 (http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=2549.0)

2007-10-29T10:21:09Z

Howto: Make additional mouse-buttons behave as F6, F7, F8 (http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=2549.0)

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'''Abstract'''
This is an article, explaining how to use additional mousebuttons as substitude to F6, F7, F8.

This way, LinuxMCE can be controlled with a (wireless) mouse only, without the need to have a keyboard nearby...

== Prerequisits ==
First of all, we need the packets xautomation (which should be installed allready) and xbindkeys.

Before installing them, wen need to append "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty universe" to /etc/apt/sources.list temporarely and resync the repository (see [[Editing_Text]]).
<pre>#get a console:
sudo nano -w /etc/apt/sources.list
#add the following:
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty universe
#CTRL+X and Y to exit and save
#update the repository
sudo apt-get update
#Remember to remove the line afterwards and do an update again</pre>

Then we need to install those 2 packets:
<pre>#get a console:
sudo apt-get install xbindkeys
sudo apt-get install xautomation</pre>

== How it works ==
We use '''xautomation (xte)''' to simulate the key-presses:
If you want to send a keypress of F6 to the X-Server, the command "xte 'key F8'" will do the trick.
If you only want to send that the key was pressed, call "xte 'keydown F8".
additionally you can event move the mouse or do clicks with it. For more information have a look at "man xte".

To catch the keypresses on the mouse, we use '''xbindkeys'''. The syntax of the config-file is:
<pre>"xterm"
control+shift + q</pre>
so within the "" is the command to call and below is the key to bind the command to.
possible keys are control, shift, alt, ... and for mouse-buttons b:1, b:2, b:3, ...

== Configuring it ==
Combining those two, we derive the following configfile, which i saved at /etc/xbindkeysrc:
<pre>#get a console
sudo nano -w /etc/bindkeysrc
#Add the following
"xte 'keydown F6' &"
b:8
"xte 'keyup F6' &"
b:8+release

"xte 'keydown F7' &"
b:2
"xte 'keyup F7' &"
b:2+release

"xte 'keydown F8' &"
b:9
"xte 'keyup F8' &"
b:9+release
#Close it with CTRL+X and Save with Y</pre>

Then we still have to start xbindkeys within the X-Server... As I do not know LinuxMCE too well, I just looked for some good spot and /usr/pluto/bin/lmce_launch_manager.sh seemed to be one. Now it looks like this:
<pre>#get a console
sudo nano -w /usr/pluto/bin/lmce_launch_manager.sh
#add the line with xbindkeysrc
...
xbindkeys -f /etc/xbindkeysrc #<--- the added stuff

KDE_DEBUG=1
LM_BINARY=/usr/pluto/bin/lmce_launch_manager
LM_EXIT_CODE=-1
...
#CTRL+X to exit ans Y to save</pre>

== Result ==
After a reboot, the mouse-buttons 8, 2 and 9 should act as F6, F7 and F9 even passing when a key is held pressed, which was the right setup for me.
If you want something different, just change b:9 for b:6 for example.

If you don't know the numbers of your mousebuttons, start the "application" xev. Click into the small black box and look at the console for the output "ButtonPress event, .... button X".

== Troubleshooting ==

In case you do not get all the buttons of your mouse, e.g. 8 and 9 report as being 1 and 2 (that was the case with my mouse), try replacing the following in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
with
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"