HOWTO: 5 button mouse working on firefox (back/forward buttons)

[James Brown]

Hi
I've got it here (for Xandros):

http://www.adamfranco.com/?site=afra...22&action=site

It works for me in Ubuntu. I've made some corrections...

1. Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

replace

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "mouse.usb"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "YES"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

with

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "mouse.usb"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection

2. Install IMWheel via apt

3. put the following lines in the .xsession file in your home directory:**

exec xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5" &
exec imwheel -k -b "67" &
exec $REALSTARTUP

4. put the following lines at the bottom of /etc/X11/imwheel/imwheelrc

".*"
None, Up, Alt_L|Left
None, Down, Alt_L|Right

"(null)"
None, Up, Alt_L|Left
None, Down, Alt_L|Right

5. hit CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE to restart X and log back in. Your back/forward buttons should now work in Firefox.

** this don't worked for me in Ubuntu. So I made a script file called "mouse", like the following, and put it on /home/"login"/.kde/Autostart, and in "Sessions">"start programs" on Gnome. Don't forget to make it executable (chmod +x mouse)

#!/bin/sh
exec xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5" &
exec imwheel -k -b "67" &
exec $REALSTARTUP

[dyle]

Thanks! Worked for me in firefox. Didn't read the last part so my X session crashed on me when I made the .xsession file...oops!

Anybody know how to have this work with Epiphany? I'd rather use that browser but I'm really missing this feature for my mouse (MX500)

[dyle]

Found it!

Just edited /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
Option "Buttons" "9"

Then edited the mouse script to reflect this

exec xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5 8 9 " &
exec imwheel -k -b "67" &
exec $REALSTARTUP

Works with a Logitech MX500

[Gustav]

For me it was enough to do the editing of xorg.conf part.
Although I had to set the ZAxisMapping to "4 5" instead of "6 7".

So I recommend that you try without installing IMWheel and editing .session and if it still doesn't work after restart of X, do the rest of the stuff.

(I'm using a Intellimouse Explorer in Gnome)

[Skaman]

Found it!

Just edited /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
Option "Buttons" "9"

Then edited the mouse script to reflect this

exec xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5 8 9 " &
exec imwheel -k -b "67" &
exec $REALSTARTUP

Works with a Logitech MX500

great! I have a mx 510 (i'll try as soon as i can..)
u did all the process upthere or just edited this few lines in xorg.conf???

[woifi]

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=3828

... works in hoary too

[Gnobody]

I have known about this hack for a while, but is there anyway to get the extra buttons to work with Nautilus and Konqueror?

[woifi]

I have known about this hack for a while, but is there anyway to get the extra buttons to work with Nautilus and Konqueror?

I want to get the buttons work with nautilus too, I'm working on that

[Skaman]

I have known about this hack for a while, but is there anyway to get the extra buttons to work with Nautilus and Konqueror?

i did it and in conqueror the buttons work great!
the only problems ar with scrolling buttons (tey go back and forward if there is the possibility to do it) and with the 9th button that simply doesnt work.....

for the rest works great!

anyway i don'use those buttons

[hobnob]

I have a USB Optical IntelliMouse, and only needed to edit xorg.conf as follows to get the side buttons working in Firefox.

	Option		"Protocol"		"ExplorerPS/2"
	Option          "Buttons"               "7"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"

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