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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.

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  * [[Ubuntu:Mouse:Determine the Mouse|Determine the Mouse]].
  * [[Ubuntu:Mouse:Determine the Mouse Button Numbers|Determine the Mouse Button Numbers]]

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===== Map a Mouse Button to Another Button =====

This can be useful for changing the mouse for left-handed people.

  * The left and right buttons could be swapped around (the 3 and 1 are switched).

<code bash>
xinput set-button-map 8 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 8 9
</code>

<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
    * **1**: is the left mouse button.
    * **2**: is the middle mouse button.
    * **3**: is the right mouse button.

  * Here, button 3 is swapped with button 1.
    * 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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===== Disable a Specific Mouse Buttons =====

<code bash>
xinput set-button-map 8 1 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  The initial **8** is the Mouse Id as determined above.

  * The remaining **1 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9** is the 9 mouse buttons as determined above.

  * Here, button 2 is replaced by a zero.
    * This disables this button.

</WRAP>

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====== 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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===== References =====

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man1/xev.1.html

https://linux.die.net/man/7/xautomation

https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/xautomation/xte.1