ubuntu:mouse:mouse_shortcuts_with_xbindkeys:emulate_key_presses
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Ubuntu - Mouse - Mouse shortcuts with xbindkeys - Emulate key presses
Emulate CTRL+F8
xte 'keydown Control_L' 'key F8' 'keyup Control_L'
NOTE: Control_R could be used instead of Control_L.
Associate an Emulation with a Mouse Click
Add the following to the $HOME/.xbindkeysrc file.
- $HOME/.xbindkeysrc
"xte 'keydown Control_L' 'key F8' 'keyup Control_L'" b:8
NOTE: There are some differences here than above.
- The first line is within double quotes, which is mandatory.
- The second line refers to a mouse button, in this case button 8.
Enhanced Options
- $HOME/.xbindkeysrc
# History Back & Forward. "xte 'keydown Alt_L' 'key Left' 'keyup Alt_L' " b:6 + Release "xte 'keydown Alt_L' 'key Right' 'keyup Alt_L' " b:7 + Release # Page down. "xte 'key Next' " b:8 # Page up. "xte 'key Prior' " b:9 # Open links in new tab. "xte 'keydown Control_L' 'mouseclick 1' 'keyup Control_L' "
NOTE: A list of modifiers is used here.
List of modifier:
- Release, Control, Shift, Mod1 (Alt), Mod2 (NumLock),
- Mod3 (CapsLock), Mod4, Mod5 (Scroll).
- The release modifier is used to catch release events instead of press events.
- By default, xbindkeys ignores NumLock, CapsLock and ScrollLock.
Restart xbindkeys
If any changes are made to the config file then xbindkeys needs to be restarted:
killall xbindkeys
xbindkeys
ubuntu/mouse/mouse_shortcuts_with_xbindkeys/emulate_key_presses.txt · Last modified: 2021/10/26 09:51 by peter