ubuntu:mouse:determine_the_mouse_button_numbers
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| ====== Ubuntu - Mouse - Determine the Mouse Button Numbers ====== | ====== 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. | This Button Number can be used to configure a specific button. | ||
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| * The result shows that the mouse has 9 buttons. | * The result shows that the mouse has 9 buttons. | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | ---- | ||
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| ---- | ---- | ||
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| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| + | xinput test | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | returns: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | ... | ||
| + | button press | ||
| + | button release 1 | ||
| + | ... | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | <WRAP info> | ||
| + | **NOTE: | ||
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| + | * 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. | ||
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| + | </ | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Another Way to Determine the Mouse Buttons ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | xev | grep button | ||
| + | |||
| + | or | ||
| + | |||
| xev | xev | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| ---- | ---- | ||
| - | ===== Identify Each Button Number | + | ==== Identify Each Button Number ==== |
| With **xev** running, move the mouse pointer into the xev display and click each button on the mouse. | With **xev** running, move the mouse pointer into the xev display and click each button on the mouse. | ||
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| **NOTE: | **NOTE: | ||
| - | * In this case, the bottom line of the result shows **button 1**. | + | * 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 left mouse button is shown as **button 1**. | ||
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