#Xinput test linux how to#
#Xinput test linux install#

To make Shift+Middle Mouse Button work, I had to create separate shortcut for Shift+Menu key, and assign command click 2 Shift_L as Action. If you are using different desktop environment or xbindkeys, procedure is pretty much the same, just use any key you want as shortcut and make it run click command. For example, in KDE I created Custom Shortcut for middle mouse button, used Menu key as Trigger, and as Action used click 2. Then it can be used as a command launched by keyboard shortcut. Make it executable: chmod +x /usr/local/bin/click If ] then xdotool keyup '$2' fiīreak fi done < <(xinput test '$XINPUT_DEVICE') If ] then xdotool keydown -clearmodifiers '$2' fi Use 'xinput test 'your keyboard name'' to be sure # IMPORTANT: Do not forget to find your keyboard device name with 'xinput list' command # click 2 Shift_L - Press Shift key with middle mouse button (you can use any other # click 1 - left mouse button (the default if no arguments provided) # This script can be used to simulate mouse click and drag'n'drop with keyboard key. This is the solution I ended up with:Ĭreate /usr/local/bin/click with following content: #!/bin/bash Using 'xkbset m' has unfortunate consequence of disabling numpad, so I was forced to look for different solution. Then make this file executable by $ sudo chmod u+x keymap_mouse2kb.sh Xmodmap -e 'keycode 88 = Pointer_Button3' Xmodmap -e 'keycode 133 = Pointer_Button1' Xmodmap -e 'keycode 66 = Pointer_Button2'

#xmodmap -e 'keysym Menu = Pointer_Button2' # stop mousekeys expiring after a timeout Of course change the keyboard keycodes to the ones you want #!/bin/bash Then copy the script below and save it into a file called keymap_mouse2kb.sh

#Xinput test linux install#

Then the next step: $ sudo apt-get install xkbset So you need to find the keycodes of the keys you want to map mouse buttons to. State 0x0, keycode 65 (keysym 0x20, space), same_screen YES,įrom above, we have found that the keycode for the Space key is 65 When pressing the space key on my keyboard, the terminal shows: KeyPress event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0圆200001, Press a keyboard key and find the keycode. Then find out which keyboard key you want to map that mouse button to: See below, I found one of my mouse buttons is called 'button 1' ButtonPress event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0圆200001,

Press a mouse button to find out the name of that button: Then move your mouse into the little new window that pops up.

#Xinput test linux how to#

How to Map Mouse buttons to Keyboard keysįirstly, disable keypad controlling mouse so xev can capture the keycode