Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 18:07:58 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Ethan Grammatikidis <eekee57@fastmail.fm> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remapping pointer buttons Message-ID: <20170519180758.f3d8d15c.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <1495208248.1449918.982161320.0B87F123@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <1495208248.1449918.982161320.0B87F123@webmail.messagingengine.com>
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On Fri, 19 May 2017 16:37:28 +0100, Ethan Grammatikidis wrote: > i use a mouse with a button on the side which i remapped to button 2 > under linux. i've been using it this way for years, i'm very used to > it. i just started using this mouse with freebsd, and i can't figure > out how to remap the buttons. here's what i found, in reverse > chronological order: > > xinput silently fails for every pointer device except the core pointer, > where it reports an x error. i assume you're not meant to use it with > the core pointer, and i don't even want to; i want this to be specific > to this one mouse. You should be able to use xorg.conf partial additions (no need for a complete xorg.conf file). Check "man xorg.conf" for details. > xmodmap reports an x error. This program is inteded for keyboard mapping, not for the mouse, and it only works in X. > lshal reports a dbus error: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus > /system_bus_socket: No such file or directory HAL has been deprecated on Linux long time ago and isn't really useful on FreeBSD. > documentation for moused and lower-level mouse seemed disinclined > to mention button mapping. i would like the same button mapping to > apply in the framebuffer as well as x. See "man moused", especially the -m option. At least for the OS, this is basic functionality which can be configured easily. On X it is more complicated of course. ;-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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