i have a cheap 2 button mouse [maxxter wireless optical mouse ACT MUS-002] with scroll wheel.
When scroll wheel is pressed it acts like the left mouse button/enter key?
When scrolling in a browser, pressing it adds web pages to my browsers' top row, ultimately bogging my computer processor.
can i disable this function whilst keeping the scroll wheel, even with an on screen toggle icon?
i don't know if the switch signal is unique, or do i cut some wires in the mouse? pls advise.
thx
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dell optilux 3060 8GB, 256GB SSD, fossapup64-9.5. portable stable chrome

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You have a three button mouse with a scroll wheel. The middle button is simulated by pressing the scroll wheel.

What action occurs when you press a button, scroll the wheel, or make gestures with the mouse is controlled in your desktop settings and/or your browser settings.

mouse config tool does NOT have those options. pls source one with the options needed for kernel 5.4.53 thx.

this works # toggle middle mouse button

#!/bin/sh
if [[ $(xinput --get-button-map 10) =~ '1 2' ]]; then # is middle button active
xinput --set-button-map 10 1 0 # off
else
xinput --set-button-map 10 1 2 # on
fi