HOWTO: Configuring Logitech mice in Ubuntu 6.06: New Guide

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Originally Posted by forfree

Good guide, but I have a question. Is there a way to make my left scroll on my tilt wheel function as a middle mouse button? I tried switching them out in xmodmap, but the problem is instead of acting like a press and release it sends a bunch of middle clicks when I hold it down to scroll. Anyone know a way?

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Use the "click" program to emulate middle click. Can't explain at the moment cuz I gotta run.

Ok thanks, I've searched the repositories and google. What's the name of the "click" program?

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Originally Posted by forfree

Ok thanks, I've searched the repositories and google. What's the name of the "click" program?

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It's what I described in this part of the guide:

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Originally Posted by detyabozhye

2. Fixing the cruise control buttons (MX500, MX510, MX700, MX1000):

Note: In Edgy and Feisty I haven't noticed this problem anymore (I've had cruise control off for a while though), but I will leave this section here because it hasn't been confirmed that the problem is gone.

Install these packages for "click" to compile:

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sudo apt-get install build-essential libx11-dev x11proto-xext-dev libxtst-dev

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Download and untar "click" source code into ~/.click (or wherever you want, just remember the dir, you'll need it in the .xbindkeysrc):

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cd ~/
wget http://bg.rifetech.com/click.tgz
tar xvfz click.tgz
mv click .click

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then compile it:

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cd ~/.click
make

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Then add this to you .xbindkeysrc (gedit ~/.xbindkeysrc):

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"~/.click/click 4"
  m:0x0 + b:9
"~/.click/click 5"
  m:0x0 + b:10

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Note: Mice with more buttons and/or tilt wheels will most likely have different button numbers, please check in xev.

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Just make it emulate button 3 instead of 4 or 5.

Hmm, that's giving me the same problem as remapping it. When I hold the "scroll left" button down that's emulating the middle click, instead of just acting as a single click it sends multiple middle clicks. Is there a way to make it behave in a hold down and release type way in ubuntu?

my xorg.conf reads:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "evdev"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Name" "Logitech USB RECEIVER"
Option "Buttons" "12"
EndSection


Xmodpam reads

pointer = "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14"

xev gives:
Left 1
Middle 2
Right 3

Wheel up 4
Wheel down 5
Wheel left 13
Wheel right 14

Up button 11
Down button 12

Forward 9
Back 8
Thumb 10

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Originally Posted by forfree

Hmm, that's giving me the same problem as remapping it. When I hold the "scroll left" button down that's emulating the middle click, instead of just acting as a single click it sends multiple middle clicks. Is there a way to make it behave in a hold down and release type way in ubuntu?

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The mouse itself keeps sending multiple click and release events as far as I know, so probably not.

@gouzos:

Try making .Xmodmap read:

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pointer = "1 2 3 4 5 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 6 7"

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Then xev should give you:

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Left 1
Middle 2
Right 3

Wheel up 4
Wheel down 5
Wheel left 6
Wheel right 7

Up button 11
Down button 12

Forward 9
Back 8
Thumb 10

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Good howto, thanks!

Ah, well 50 pages of posts and exams approaching rapidly...

When I resume (either from Disk or RAM) the lomoco-Settings for my MX510 are lost and I have to run them again. Any fixes for that? I was thinking about putting a script into the appropriate folder in order to have it restore my mouse settings. Does anyone know the folder I have to put those scripts? By the way, I am using the userspace software suspend since the default suspend scripts did not work...

Ok

xev gives what you said

The buttons' functionality however haven't changed.

Only Left, Middle, Right, Thumb, WhUP and WhDown work

Now what do I do?