How can I get horizontal scroll out of my mouse?

Dngrsone · 10-25-2006, 12:41 PM

I am running Slack 11 full install dual kernel (default 2.6.17.13, but I still have the 2.4.33.3 option) on an IBM Thinkpad T23.

I have the built-in trackpoint set as Mouse0 and a Logitech V200 wireless USB mouse for Mouse1 as outlined in the snippet from my xorg.conf file below:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Name"            "integrated thinkpad mouse"
        Option      "Protocol"        "IMPS/2"
        Option      "Device"          "/dev/psaux"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse1"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Name"            "USB Mouse"
        Option      "Protocol"        "ExplorerPS/2"
        Option      "Device"          "/dev/mouse"
        Option      "Buttons"         "5"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping"    "4 5"
        Option      "ButtonMapping"   "1 2 3 6 7"
EndSection

Now, both devices are working in X, but the V200 has right and left scroll buttons built into the scrollwheel that I'd like to program as such. At this point, clicking left scroll causes Firefox to go back one page and clicking right scroll does nothing.

Any help in this matter would be most welcome.

uselpa · 10-25-2006, 03:20 PM

This question has been asked so many times that you can just use this forum's search function to find the solution.

tuxdev · 10-25-2006, 03:29 PM

Actually, this particular mouse-mapping question has not been asked ad infinitum. Nor is there a sticky or LinuxAnswer for the standard "How can I get my left and right side buttons to do front and back in my web browser?". I might be inclined to write one, but considering I've never gotten that to work anyway, so no.

To the OP: You might be able to use the same technique as the standard question, but I'm doubtful. What it does is remap the buttons to do Alt - Left arrow and Alt - Right arrow.

uselpa · 10-25-2006, 03:34 PM

Maybe you are right and I misinterpreted the title "How can I get horizontal scroll out of my mouse?" as the standard question. If that's the case, I apologize.

Dngrsone · 10-25-2006, 09:26 PM

Thanks, tuxdev. I ran up xev and the left-scroll shows as button 6, but there is no response for the right-scroll, which should be button 7, no?

I changed the number of buttons to 7, tried it as 8, not happening.

My apologies for not creating an ideal subject.

tuxdev · 10-25-2006, 10:08 PM

You might try the other variants of the PS/2 mouse driver. The only other one I know of from the top of my head is ImPS/2.

Here's one of the threads concerning the standard question:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=108737
and a Search query for other threads and whatever (gotta love site: in Google)
http://www.google.com/search?q=side+...en-US:official

Dngrsone · 10-26-2006, 03:05 PM

Okay, the issue is with Firefox specifically.

To get horizontal scroll, browse to 'about:config' in the location bar and set the following options:

mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.action = 0;
mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.numlines = 1;
mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.sysnumlines = true;

So now, left scroll does a slide to the left when there is a horizontal scroll bar. So my new problem is trying to get the system to see the right scroll button. I changed the Protocol to IMPS/2 but that didn't help, nor did setting it to Auto.

I know the button works-- Win XP see it no problem-- so why doesn't X want to see it?

Edit, also tried evdev, but no button 7.

adriv · 10-26-2006, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dngrsone

Okay, the issue is with Firefox specifically.

To get horizontal scroll, browse to 'about:config' in the location bar and set the following options:

mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.action = 0;
mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.numlines = 1;
mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.sysnumlines = true;

So now, left scroll does a slide to the left when there is a horizontal scroll bar. So my new problem is trying to get the system to see the right scroll button. I changed the Protocol to IMPS/2 but that didn't help, nor did setting it to Auto.

I know the button works-- Win XP see it no problem-- so why doesn't X want to see it?

Edit, also tried evdev, but no button 7.

If it's a Firefox-matter, try the XScroll-extension.

Dngrsone · 10-26-2006, 06:44 PM

Thanks adriv! I'll have to force it to install with 2.0, but we'll see if it'll recognize that button 7.

xquost · 11-04-2006, 09:23 AM

Exactly same problem : xev doesn't see button 7.