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Am Fri, 14 May 2010 13:16:39 +0200 |
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schrieb meino.cramer@×××.de: |
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> Hi, |
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Hi, |
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> my old mouse died. She became 12 years old...what a young soul... ;) |
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> Today I had to buiy a new one (Logitech MX518,wired). |
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I have that one, too, though I bought it about 2.5 years ago, so there might be |
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differences I'm not aware of. |
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> This one has a laser a some additional buttons to play with. |
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> General question: Are these buttons free for assigning any function |
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> to them (do they send "button 4 on mouse was pressed") or do they |
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> codes which represent a (very small) part of a USB-keyboard (sending |
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> "Page Up" of keyboard was presses) and how can I access these |
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> additional buttons? |
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Yes, you can access them. I use the button under the "-" button to maximize |
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windows, for example. I had to manually configure my window manager (Awesome) |
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for that, though. |
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On the other hand, Firefox recognizes the arrow buttons on the side and goes |
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forward and backward in the tab history when I press them, without any conscious |
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configuration on my part. |
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The events my mouse sends are (checked via "xev"): |
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8: backward arrow |
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9: forward arrow |
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10: "maximize" button |
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The "+"/"-" buttons are not accessible, I believe, since xev doesn't report any |
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events when I press them. I guess the mouse handles their events in |
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hardware/firmware. |
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> Thanks a lot for any help in advance! |
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> Best regards, |
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> mcc |
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HTH |
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Marc Joliet |