Over five years of experience writing about linux and open source software. For mouse modelspecific information and configuration help, visit howtoforge forums as chances are youre not the only one using a nasty mouse. The problem is, the device is meant to be programmed by software. This software can handle, including things like copy, cut, and paste, volume control, media player control. The xbindkeys solution does a good job of mapping the two arrow buttons on my mouse apparently they call them cruise control to my shortcuts for kde 4s desktop grid and present windows. Microsoft mouse and keyboard center software provides default commands for all of the mouse buttons. Changing kdes mouse theme and buttons settings from a. Customize g900 pointer settings with logitech gaming software. Change the function of the mouses left and right buttons.
Use those extra mouse buttons to increase efficiency. They represent the left, middle, and right mouse buttons. In all applications supporting dcop calls kde compatible, you can assign your multimedia keys as shortcuts. Click ok to apply the changes and close the configuration dialog.
The place where you start is system settings input actions in kde sc 4. How to customize extra mouse buttons in linux by ryan d. To change the order of the list entries, click the program to move then give it a higher or. How to customize extra mouse buttons in linux ghacks. Universal gaming mouse software configure buttons any.
This will enter the bound key combination to the selected action. Kde is an open community of friendly people who want to create a world in which everyone has control over their digital life and enjoys freedom and privacy. Move window using left mouse button on windows empty areas done powerdevil display brightness osd done. How to configure the buttons on a microsoft wireless mouse 900. Your pointing device may be a mouse, a track ball, a touchpad, or another piece of hardware that performs a similar function. There is no option in the plasma mouse configuration. Holding the left mouse button down and dragging the mouse over the screen with a mouse. Xmbc allows you to change the behaviour of the mouse buttons and scroll. Xmouse button control xmbc allows you to create application and window specific profiles.
There are a few things missing from user edition of kde neon for. Logitech setpoint software lets you customize your mouse buttons, keyboard fkeys, and hot keys. I happened upon an unopened logitech g502 programmable gaming mouse. The xbindkeys solution does a good job of mapping the two arrow buttons on my mouse apparently they call them cruise control to my shortcuts for kde. Kwin lets you easily move windows by pressing the alt button. Xmouse button control is a windows application to remap your mouse buttons. While most companies support their mice with software, some mice are more generic or come from a manufacturer that hasnt made its own software.
If an application will react on mouse clicks, konsole indicates this by showing an arrow cursor. I know it can be done, ive done it on a previous win. Thanks for the replies, i finally got around to playing around with this. How do i configure the buttons on a microsoft wireless mouse 900. Community wiki userbase wiki miscellaneous stuff support international websites download kde software. In games which do not natively support the extended, 4th and 5th mouse buttons, you can map keys to each button. Tool to allow you to easily build kde software from its source repositories. If that is the case, you will need another way to change and customize your mouse button actions because windows doesnt have any built in options to do it. Bind your spare mouse buttons to useful plasma features. Use setpoint to control tracking speeds and configure other devicespecific settings. So all my other buttons keep their functions in the vm. The option use mouse selection instead of clipboard changes if selection happens by mouse and pasting by middle mouse button or if all operations are done by keyboard shortcuts. This tells x that you have a 6 button mouse, and to recognize wheel scrolling forward and backward as buttons.
A common mouse have by default max 9 buttons and this is the layout for those 9 buttons. You can also change if the systray icon of kgpg is shown or not and what action happens if the icon is clicked with the left mouse button. It seems to me i have a window manager desktop configuration. If you do use a different window manager, please refer to its documentation for how to customize window behavior. Those red text numbers in the configuration file are mouse button numbers. System settingsshortcuts and gestures kde userbase wiki. The idea is configure the mouse buttons to send key combinations to activate other. You can also disable buttons you might press accidentally, such as the wheel button. In kde, how do i assign a mouse thumb button to copy to the. You should, however, change your protocol, buttons, and zaxismapping parameters to what i have above. Browser configurationmousegestures for all browsers kde. I can turn the middle mouse button off by setting it to 0. Every program with tabs except browers, i will assign those keys to the appropriate direction.
This article describes how to configure a mouse with more than 3 buttons. Because opera has its own mousegestures, you can delete opera in the conditions tab. This software can handle, including things like copy, cut, and paste, volume control, media player control, send a. Mapping kde actions to extra mouse buttons marian schedenigs. X mouse button control is a windows application to remap your mouse buttons. I would like to program buttons to do things like write commonly used lines in programs which i know is possible in windows. Lang on june 28, 2011 in linux 14 comments if you are using a mouse, trackball, or touchpad with extra buttons in windows, chances are the manufacturer has created software to configure the buttons. How could i enable a doubleclick on pressing the scrollwheel. My buttons cannot be identified simply through a tool like keyboard.
Please note that the configuration in this module will not take effect if you do not use kde s native window manager, kwin. You can reassign some buttons to different commands or keyboard shortcuts to better fit your work style. This page explains stepbystep how to customise your computer setup so you can use your keyboards number pad to control the mouse in kde 4 for linux. This in turn, allows you to reconfigure your mouse behaviour for individual applications or windows. Windows has builtin support for five button mice, but if your mouse has more than five buttons then youll need to install setpoint to support the extra buttons. If you are lefthanded, you may prefer to swap the functions of the left and right buttons on your pointing device by choosing the left handed option.
In the past, ive found ways to fiddle these settings in kde, compiz, and gnome. This is a touchmouse, a one button mouse with touch sensitive features that work as gestures in order to emulate other mouse. Transparent integration of audio cds with kde plasma and kde. This page aims to setup a nice kde plasma5 desktop for someone whos coming from windows.
Unfortunately binding mouse buttons to shortcuts has been on the wishlist for over. All left mouse button clicks will be sent to a mouse aware application running in konsole. Kde is a community of friendly people who create over 200 apps which run on any linux desktop, and often other platforms too. If your mouse falls into this category, you can use a marvelous free product called x mouse button control, from highresolution enterprises link below. You can choose 3 right button if you prefer it special case.
You can then use kdes standard keyboard shortcut configuration. This section allows you to determine the behavior of the three mouse buttons onto the maximize button. In the action configuration sheet, you can, for example choose to maximize the window when you doubleclick the window decoration. Kmenuedit allows editing the menu of kde application launchers. Configuration depends on the input driver, libinput can be used in xorg. With the middle mouse button, you simply drag a window to the decoration bar of another window and they will group. Shashank sharma my first brush with mouse gestures on the opera browser was an accident, but the ability to quickly move backward or forward in the browser history, open new windows, close tabs, and more without using the menus or moving the mouse. If your mouse is a logitech gseries gaming mouse, then you will need to install logitech gaming software lgs instead of setpoint. This module allows you to configure your pointing device. You can also change the default linux behavior use single mouseclick to open. Five apps for customizing a mouse by brien posey in five apps, in software on may 23, 20, 1. You can then use kde s standard keyboard shortcut configuration dialogues to bind the mouse buttons to actions by pressing a mouse button over the desired shortcut configuration widget. There is another tool that can be used to determine the mouse button ids.
For example, if you have a three button mouse, the middle button is unaffected. My web my way making the mouse lefthanded in kde 4 bbc. Kmenuedit can be started either by right mouse button clicking the application launcher button on the panel and choosing edit applications. Binding mouse buttons to keyboard shortcuts nielsvm. Choose the option keyboard shortcut and click on the shortcut button. The xbindkeys utility will pick up your mouse button clicks in the background and emulate key presses. You can customize your mouse in a variety of ways in windows. It provides a truly amazing array of mouse configuration options, including assigning actions to buttons.
Changing kdes mouse theme and buttons settings from a shell script. Now, create a default configuration file for xbindkeys. Using your keyboard to control the mouse in kde 4 bbc. For instance, you can swap the functions of your mouse buttons, make the mouse pointer more visible, and alter the scroll speed of the mouse wheel. Its okay if your device and identifier parameters are different these options are very system dependent. In the bottom left corner of the window there is a settings button. Access the configuration of the widget using the wrench on the mouseover sidebar or rightclick on the widget and choose the settings.
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