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--- ubuntu:mouse:map_mouse_buttons [2021/10/25 15:01] – [Map a Mouse Button to Another Button] peter
+++ ubuntu:mouse:map_mouse_buttons [2021/10/26 14:07] (current) – peter
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 ====== Ubuntu - Mouse - Map Mouse Buttons ======
+In most cases,
+  * Buttons 1, 2, 3 are interpreted as left, middle, right.
+  * Logical buttons 4, 5, 6, 7 are usually interpreted as scroll up, down, left, right.
+  * The fourth and fifth physical buttons on a device will thus send logical buttons 8 and 9.
+----
   * [[Ubuntu:Mouse:Determine the Mouse|Determine the Mouse]].
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 <WRAP info>
 **NOTE:**  The initial **8** is the Mouse Id as determined above.
+  * The remaining **3 2 1 4 5 6 7 8 9** is the 9 mouse buttons as determined above.
   * Usually this would be in the order **1 2 3**, where
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   * Here, button 3 is swapped with button 1.
-    * **3 2 1 4 5 6 7 8 9**
+    * This means that when the actual left button on the mouse is clicked it results in a right-click.
+    * Also, clicking on the actual right mouse button results in a left-click.
 </WRAP>
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 </WRAP>
+----
+====== Run at startup ======
+One approach is to create a shell script that performs the Mouse Button mapping:
+<code bash>
+echo "xinput --set-button-map 21 3 2 1" > leftmouseremap.sh
+</code>
+Give it executable permission:
+<code bash>
+chmod +x leftmouseremap.sh
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  Either run the script manually, or configure it to automatically run on system reboot.
+  * Follow any process to have this script run at boot if needed.
+  * Remember to configure 'xbindkeys' to run automatically on system startup too if needed:
+    * '/usr/bin/xbindkeys'
+</WRAP>
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