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--- ubuntu:mouse:determine_the_mouse_button_numbers [2021/10/25 08:44] – created peter
+++ ubuntu:mouse:determine_the_mouse_button_numbers [2021/10/25 11:18] (current) – [Another Way to Determine the Mouse Buttons] peter
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 ====== Ubuntu - Mouse - Determine the Mouse Button Numbers ======
-Each button on the mouse should have a Unique number associated with it,
+Each button on the mouse should have a Unique number associated with it.
 This Button Number can be used to configure a specific button.
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+===== Determine the Mouse to use =====
+<code bash>
+xinput | grep -m 1 "DeathAdder" | sed 's/^.*id=\([0-9]*\)[ \t].*$/\1/'
+</code>
+returns: <code bash>
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  See [[Ubuntu:Mouse:Determine the Mouse|Determine the Mouse]].
+  * This shows that the id of the mouse is 8 in this case.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Get Button Map =====
+<code bash>
+xinput get-button-map 8
+</code>
+returns:
+<code bash>
+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  The id of 8 is used, as determined by the previous command.
+  * The result shows that the mouse has 9 buttons.
+</WRAP>
+----
+----
+===== Determine Which Mouse Button is Which =====
+<code bash>
+xinput test
+</code>
+returns:
+<code bash>
+...
+button press   1
+button release 1
+...
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  A unique button number should be able to be determined for each button on the mouse.
+  * In this case, the result shows **button press   1** when the left mouse button on the mouse was pressed.
+    * Determine the Button Number for every button.
+  * Usually left mouse button is shown as **button 1**.
+  * Usually middle mouse button is shown as **button 2**.
+  * Usually right mouse button is shown as **button 3**.
+  * Other buttons can be determined through trial and error.
+    * The scroll wheel on the mouse (both forwards and backward scrolls) also have a unique button id.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Another Way to Determine the Mouse Buttons =====
+<code bash>
+xev | grep button
+or
+xev
+</code>
+displays:
+{{:ubuntu:mouse:xev.png?100|}}
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:** Move the mouse cursor within the boxes and the xev will display many lines of data relating to mouse movements and button presses.
+</WRAP>
+----
+==== Identify Each Button Number ====
+With **xev** running, move the mouse pointer into the xev display and click each button on the mouse.
+<code bash>
+ButtonPress event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x6200001,
+    root 0x1e4, subw 0x0, time 2473474233, (151,31), root:(239,183),
+    state 0x0, button 1, same_screen YES
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  A unique button number should be able to be determined for each button on the mouse.
+  * In this case, the bottom line of the result shows **button 1** when the left mouse button on the mouse was pressed.
+    * Determine the Button Number for every button.
+  * Usually left mouse button is shown as **button 1**.
+  * Usually middle mouse button is shown as **button 2**.
+  * Usually right mouse button is shown as **button 3**.
+  * Other buttons can be determined through trial and error.
+    * The scroll wheel on the mouse (both forwards and backward scrolls) also have a unique button id.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== References =====
+http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man1/xev.1.html