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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:40:55 +0000Mouse button press-hold-release through keyboardhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/My mouse is loud, and I have set these commands bindsym Mod1+F1 exec xdotool click 1 bindsym Mod1+F2 exec xdotool click 2 bindsym Mod1+F3 exec xdotool click 3 They click fine but don't support drag and drop functionality. I'm in situation where I want to move real mouse for precise positioning but emulate clicks and drags with notebook keyboard keys. Is there a way to accomplish this ?Mon, 12 Oct 2015 01:20:16 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/Answer by nezabudka for My mouse is loud, and I have set these commands <pre><code>bindsym Mod1+F1 exec xdotool click 1 bindsym Mod1+F2 exec xdotool click 2 bindsym Mod1+F3 exec xdotool click 3 </code></pre> They click fine but don't support drag and drop functionality. I'm in situation where I want to move real mouse for precise positioning but emulate clicks and drags with notebook keyboard keys. Is there a way to accomplish this ? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/?answer=7038#post-id-7038 #sudo apt install xdotool bindsym $mod+Return exec xdotool click 1 bindsym Mod4+F2 exec xdotool click 2 bindsym Mod4+Return exec xdotool click 3 bindsym Mod4+Up exec xdotool click 4 #прокрутка вверх bindsym Mod4+Down exec xdotool click 5 #прокрутка вниз bindsym $mod+Up exec xdotool mousemove_relative -- 0 -15 bindsym $mod+Down exec xdotool mousemove_relative 0 15 bindsym $mod+Right exec xdotool mousemove_relative 15 0 bindsym $mod+Left exec xdotool mousemove_relative -- -15 0 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:40:55 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/?answer=7038#post-id-7038Answer by c0ffeeartc for My mouse is loud, and I have set these commands <pre><code>bindsym Mod1+F1 exec xdotool click 1 bindsym Mod1+F2 exec xdotool click 2 bindsym Mod1+F3 exec xdotool click 3 </code></pre> They click fine but don't support drag and drop functionality. I'm in situation where I want to move real mouse for precise positioning but emulate clicks and drags with notebook keyboard keys. Is there a way to accomplish this ? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/?answer=6922#post-id-6922`bindsym` wasn't enough, so I used `xbindkeys` for this # inside ~/.xbindkeysrc "xdotool mousedown 1" Alt + F1 "xdotool mouseup 1" Alt + F1 + Release # same for mouse2 F2 and mouse3 F3 There was F1, F2, F3 hold key repetition problem, luckily `xset` has option to disable repeat for specific keycodes xset -r 67 xset -r 68 xset -r 69 Clicks and drags work well nowTue, 13 Oct 2015 20:57:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/?answer=6922#post-id-6922Answer by Anon1234 for My mouse is loud, and I have set these commands <pre><code>bindsym Mod1+F1 exec xdotool click 1 bindsym Mod1+F2 exec xdotool click 2 bindsym Mod1+F3 exec xdotool click 3 </code></pre> They click fine but don't support drag and drop functionality. I'm in situation where I want to move real mouse for precise positioning but emulate clicks and drags with notebook keyboard keys. Is there a way to accomplish this ? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/?answer=6918#post-id-6918Run: > setxkbmap -option keypad:pointerkeys shift+numlock now will activate the numpad mouse mode: > 7, 8 ,9 are the up directions > 4, 6 are left and right > 1, 2, 3 are the down directions > > / selects the left mouse key > * selects the middle mouse key > - selects the right mouse key > > Press 5 or + do to the actual mouseclick > Press 0/Ins to press and hold the selected mouse key (e.g. for dragging > something) > Press ./Del to release the currently selected mouse key. > > First select the mouse key you want to > (ab)use by pressing / for left mouse > key, - for the right botton or * for > the middle and then press 5 to do the > actual click- [Source](http://en.linuxreviews.org/HOWTO_use_the_numeric_keyboard_keys_as_mouse_in_XOrg) Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:08:17 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/?answer=6918#post-id-6918Comment by c0ffeeartc for Run: <blockquote> <pre><code>setxkbmap -option keypad:pointerkeys </code></pre> </blockquote> shift+numlock now will activate the numpad mouse mode: <blockquote> <pre><code>7, 8 ,9 are the up directions 4, 6 are left and right 1, 2, 3 are the down directions / selects the left mouse key * selects the middle mouse key - selects the right mouse key Press 5 or + do to the actual mouseclick Press 0/Ins to press and hold the selected mouse key (e.g. for dragging something) Press ./Del to release the currently selected mouse key. First select the mouse key you want to (ab)use by pressing / for left mouse key, - for the right botton or * for the middle and then press 5 to do the actual click- </code></pre> </blockquote> <a href="http://en.linuxreviews.org/HOWTO_use_the_numeric_keyboard_keys_as_mouse_in_XOrg">Source</a> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/?comment=6921#comment-6921Thanks for great answer. I use notebook without numpad though. I'm in weird situation where I can and prefer to move real mouse but click with keyboard keys. I'll add this to main question to make things clearTue, 13 Oct 2015 20:28:56 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/?comment=6921#comment-6921Answer by Airblader for My mouse is loud, and I have set these commands <pre><code>bindsym Mod1+F1 exec xdotool click 1 bindsym Mod1+F2 exec xdotool click 2 bindsym Mod1+F3 exec xdotool click 3 </code></pre> They click fine but don't support drag and drop functionality. I'm in situation where I want to move real mouse for precise positioning but emulate clicks and drags with notebook keyboard keys. Is there a way to accomplish this ? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/?answer=6904#post-id-6904It might be posible like this: bindsym Mod1+F1 exec --no-startup-id xdotool mousedown 1 bindsym --release Mod1+F1 exec --no-startup-id xdotool mouseup 1 You'll have to try it out.Mon, 12 Oct 2015 08:13:41 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/?answer=6904#post-id-6904Comment by c0ffeeartc for It might be posible like this: <pre><code>bindsym Mod1+F1 exec --no-startup-id xdotool mousedown 1 bindsym --release Mod1+F1 exec --no-startup-id xdotool mouseup 1 </code></pre> You'll have to try it out. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/?comment=6911#comment-6911Thanks. I tested in blender and then xev. xev says both mousedown and mouseup events fire after key releaseTue, 13 Oct 2015 13:36:34 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6901/mouse-button-press-hold-release-through-keyboard/?comment=6911#comment-6911