side button mouse support (reopen)

[ptmb]

I'm a newbie, and I would like side mouse buttons as back/forward buttons support in firefox, but, I've already seen some explanations and I've had problems with them. I've found the "input device" section, but it has different text than the shown in the forums, that I will post here:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "pt"
EndSection

Can someone help me?

[roseway]

Re: side button mouse support

There are several 'Input device' sections. That's the keyboard section, not the mouse section. My mouse section looks like this:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

You need to add a couple of lines like this:

Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"

then reboot.

[ptmb]

Re: side button mouse support

Thank you, I've been such an idiot!!! If I've had looked better for the document... I've already had problems with that; I've found the wrong Input Device, so, to this forum I've copied the first I've seen.

Thank you very much, roseway.

[roseway]

Re: side button mouse support (solved)



You're welcome.

[ptmb]

Re: side button mouse support (reopen)

Ok, I've tried, and no problems. But it didn't worked. Left side button work has middle click and no as back button, and right side button work as right click and no has forward button. This time I will post the correct Input Device already set up :

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"
EndSection

[roseway]

Re: side button mouse support (reopen)

That's the setup which is normally suggested, and it worked fine here when I was using a multi-button mouse. I guess that with yours the mapping is different so you have to rearrange the numbers in the mapping lines. Sorry that I can't be more specific.

[SheeEttin]

Re: side button mouse support (reopen)

Hm. Could you describe your mouse (or even better, get a picture)?

[ptmb]

Re: side button mouse support (reopen)

It is a "Trust MI-4100 Wireless Optical Mouse". I don't know if it is relevant, but it plugs to the computer by USB, but I plugged it in on a PS/2 by a adapter.

It has 2 buttons and the wheel on the top. Then, on the left, it has a side button, and on the right it has another.

Here is the site:

http://www.trust.com/products/default.aspx?item=14301

[img width=400 height=278]http://www.trust.com/_images/products/500/14301.jpg[/img]

[SheeEttin]

Re: side button mouse support (reopen)

If you have any open USB ports, I suggest you put it in there. I don't know how well a mouse like this would like a PS/2 port.

Anyway, do all the other buttons work as they should?

[ptmb]

Re: side button mouse support (reopen)

Ok, I've tried, and no problems. But it didn't worked. Left side button work has middle click and no as back button, and right side button work as right click and no has forward button. This time I will post the correct Input Device already set up :

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"
EndSection

Sorry, bad spelling (not English): Where it says :

Left side button work has middle click and no has back button, and right side button work has right click and no has forward button.

It should say:
Left side button work as middle click and no as back button, and right side button work as right click and no as forward button.

I put it on a PS/2 port because I had no USB ports empty; but now I have one. I'll try.
Yes, the other buttons work perfectly.