Re: icewm-1.2.6 mouse button swap

From: Stephan Bode (stephan.bode_at_mni.fh-giessen.de)
Date: 10/17/03


Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:43:38 +0200


"Gil" <gjlap@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:1eed326b.0310171018.787d5e2d@posting.google.com...
> Greetings,
>
> I'm left-handed. How do I swap the buttons on my mouse so I can use my
> index finger to click things on the desktop like regular folks? I
> looked in /usr/share/preferences and couldn't find the appropriate
> line.
>
> I'm using a two-buttom p/s MS mouse with 3-button emulation turned on.
> My OS is RH8.
>
> gj

put following line in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 in section "Input Device" of
your mouse:

Option "Buttons" "2"

put following line in ~/.xsession

xmodmap -e "pointer = 2 1"

restart Xserver

try following page for mor info

http://www.xfree86.org/current/mouse7.html

God bless you,

Stephan



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