How can I change the left and right mouse buttons?

answered 2012-12-24 20:29:29 +0000

c1b3rh4ck
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updated 2012-12-24 20:31:23 +0000

Hi 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.