ubuntu:mouse:mapping_mouse_buttons
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Ubuntu - Mouse - Mapping Mouse Buttons
Determine the Mouse to use
xinput | grep -m 1 "DeathAdder" | sed 's/^.*id=\([0-9]*\)[ \t].*$/\1/'
returns:
8
NOTE: See Determine the Mouse.
- This shows that the id of the mouse is 8 in this case.
Get Button Map
xinput get-button-map 8
returns:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
NOTE: The id of 8 is used, as determined by the previous command.
- The result shows that the mouse has 9 buttons.
Determine Which Mouse Button is Which
xev
displays:
NOTE: Move the mouse cursor within the boxes and the xev will display many lines of data relating to mouse movements and button presses.
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