How to define keyboard keys as mouse clicks?

gunzzz5930 · 11-10-2010, 12:31 AM

Sounds lazy but think its okay...

For example I'm setting key F1 & F2 keys mouse 1 and mouse 2 click in keyboard..

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T3slider · 11-10-2010, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by gunzzz5930

Sounds lazy but think its okay...

For example I'm setting key F1 & F2 keys mouse 1 and mouse 2 click in keyboard..

I'm not sure how to add that keybinding (it would depend on your window manager/desktop environment), but I will say that this functionality already exists. Press Shift+Num Lock and you should be able to move the cursor with 8/2/4/6 (up/down/left/right) as well as diagonally (7/9/1/3), and click with 5 (change the mouse button being used to click with / = left, * = middle, - = right). This of course assumes you have a number pad available on your keyboard.

gunzzz5930 · 11-10-2010, 02:15 AM

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I'm not sure how to add that keybinding (it would depend on your window manager/desktop environment), but I will say that this functionality already exists. Press Shift+Num Lock and you should be able to move the cursor with 8/2/4/6 (up/down/left/right) as well as diagonally (7/9/1/3), and click with 5 (change the mouse button being used to click with / = left, * = middle, - = right). This of course assumes you have a number pad available on your keyboard.

I use slackware 13.1 xfce

Perceptor · 11-10-2010, 04:04 AM

Use xdotool in combination with xbindkeys.

jovanoti · 11-10-2010, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by gunzzz5930

I use slackware 13.1 xfce

I use -current and xfce, but have checked KDE services to be started at XFCE start up, I'm saying this just in case you think it is something KDE-related. And Shift + Num is working fine here, if you want to disable it just hold left Shift for several seconds.