Disable mouse right-click

**mhall119** · June 3rd, 2009

Several old threads asked for this and it was never answered. I have found a way to do this, it may not be the best, but it works.

Code:

xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 99"

This will cause a right-click to produce a "Button 99" instead of a "Button 3" click event. There may be better ways, but this is all I've found.

You can also probably put the part in quotes into ~/.Xmodmaprc to have it run automatically, but I haven't verified that yet.

**GaryMac** · December 16th, 2011

Hi I have an Internet Cafe and trying to impose a few restrictions on the public user account .. including disable the right click.

xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 99"
This only works for one session = on restart - back to normal ..

Is there a permanent fix for this ... on the one public account ?

**GaryMac** · December 17th, 2011

Update > I have tried running ... xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 99"
Then ... xmodmap -pke > .Xmodmap
(it creates a files called .Xmodmap in your home directory)

Then you have to create a file called .xinitrc in your home directory where you put this commandline xmodmap .Xmodmap

I found these instructions here > http://askubuntu.com/questions/24916...p-certain-keys

On re-start I got a box asking if I wanted to run xmodmap = check ok

But the right click was still available.

**GaryMac** · December 17th, 2011

Just to add I have also tried the suggestion above ...

You can also probably put the part in quotes into ~/.Xmodmaprc to have it run automatically, but I haven't verified that yet.

Which did not work either.

**moumimi** · December 22nd, 2011

I have just try this and test it :
create a text file modmapD.sh (any file name, I use D for disable) that has
xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 99"

and save it under <username>/.kde/Autostart/ your path can be found at system setting-Account details-Path
then associate the modmapD.sh with sh, here is how, right click the file and choose open with-other, at the top input sh and check at the botton for remember application association. I would create another modmapE.sh (not in the autostart folder. ) with
xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3"

to test. Now .sh file will be a simillar as msdos .bat .

Just upgraded to 11.10 , the associate file does not allow to associate wit sh

opps, I was using kubuntu, re install kubuntu to 11.10 and still work