mice: difference between xorg.conf's "ButtonMapping" and xmodmap on command line???

whysyn · 02-05-2007, 03:20 PM

So I finally am trying to get my forward/back mouse buttons working, I had them working in my last install but completely forgot how I did it...

I've gotten to the point where my wheel acts as forward/back, and the side buttons act as scrolling. I can use xmodmap to force it to remap the buttons (xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"). In searching the web, I found (apparently new-ish) options for xorg.conf called "ButtonMapping." My question: is ButtonMapping in xorg.conf the same as the flags for xmodmap?

Here is my current Mouse section:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option      "Buttons" "4 5"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

When I add this, it seems to make no difference:

Code:

        Option      "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7 4 5"

I'd prefer to keep everything in xorg.conf instead of having to add xmodmap for every user... any ideas?

PenguinPwrdBox · 02-05-2007, 03:35 PM

Try this:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
     
        Option      "Buttons" "6 7"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        EndSection

whysyn · 02-05-2007, 09:57 PM

That causes the wheel to work for scrolling, but the side buttons seem to do nothing.

fvu · 03-16-2007, 07:06 AM

I got my 5-button mouse working with these settings:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Configured Mouse"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option      "CorePointer"
    Option      "Device"         "/dev/input/mice"
    Option      "Protocol"       "ExplorerPS/2"
    Option      "Buttons"        "7"
    Option      "ButtonMapping"  "1 2 3 6 7"
EndSection

The option ButtonMapping seems to be introduced with XOrg-7.

See also:
* http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Advanced_Mouse: Detailed howto for setting up a mouse under different versions of X with all buttons functional
* http://www.fvue.nl/wiki/Configuring_...e_in_X_Windows: My settings

Freddy Vulto
http://www.fvue.nl