https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:29:29 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/927/how-can-i-change-the-left-and-right-mouse-buttons/Recently i've had a problem with my mouse,i really love i3 and maybe i falled in love,for this situation i need to change the right button to the left.Is there anyway to do this.. Is there any idea about how to solve it ?thanks in advance Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:04:17 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/927/how-can-i-change-the-left-and-right-mouse-buttons/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/927/how-can-i-change-the-left-and-right-mouse-buttons/?answer=935#post-id-935Hi folks Michael's option is good,however it seems difficult to identify your mouse buttons.Here is how i solved with some of help: Using the xmodmap we can identify the correct buttons. For those with the same question: *"xmodmap - utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button mappings in X"*,by default the mouse configuration is : > **xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1 "** if you want to change or invert left-right mouse buttons you only need to change the pointer position > **xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 "** you could add this lines in i3 config,beside you could do a quick script : !/bin/bash current=$(xmodmap -pp | head -5 | tail -1 | awk '{print $2}'); if [ "$current" -eq "1" ] then xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1"; else xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3"; fi If you want to identify your mouse buttons copy this in a terminal: > xev | grep button Best Regards. Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:29:29 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/927/how-can-i-change-the-left-and-right-mouse-buttons/?answer=935#post-id-935https://faq.i3wm.org/question/927/how-can-i-change-the-left-and-right-mouse-buttons/?answer=929#post-id-929This page explains how to remap mouse buttons in X11: http://wiki.birth-online.de/know-how/software/linux/remapping-mousebuttons This is not i3-specific.Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:10:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/927/how-can-i-change-the-left-and-right-mouse-buttons/?answer=929#post-id-929https://faq.i3wm.org/question/927/how-can-i-change-the-left-and-right-mouse-buttons/?comment=932#comment-932Hi that's an interesting and quick option ,however it seems is a little bit complicated identify your mouse buttons. Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:10:40 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/927/how-can-i-change-the-left-and-right-mouse-buttons/?comment=932#comment-932