[SOLVED] Xorg: bind key for mouse event

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[SOLVED] Xorg: bind key for mouse event

15 January 2019, 16:10:59

Hi all!

I want to use Menu key (keycode 135) as RightButton click (button 1). I tried to do it via xmodmap but it didn't succeed:

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xmodmap -e "keycode 135 = button 3"
xmodmap:  commandline:1:  bad keysym name 'button' in keysym list
xmodmap:  1 error encountered, aborting.

Is there any way to do it and is it possible to make such a bind both for DM and for user session?

Re: Xorg: bind key for mouse event

Reply #1 – 15 January 2019, 22:45:01

Try

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% xmodmap -e "keycode 135 = Pointer_Button1"  (or Button2 etc, whichever is your right button)

Make sure you don't have 'Disable touchpad while typing' if you're on a laptop. Put that line in ~/.Xmodmap to make it permanent.

Re: Xorg: bind key for mouse event

Reply #2 – 16 January 2019, 08:53:05

Quote from: nous – on 15 January 2019, 22:45:01

Try
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% xmodmap -e "keycode 135 = Pointer_Button1"  (or Button2 etc, whichever is your right button)
Make sure you don't have 'Disable touchpad while typing' if you're on a laptop. Put that line in ~/.Xmodmap to make it permanent.

Thanks, but it didn't help for some reason. Xev shows Pointer_Button1 event if i press menu key but no other application reacts to it

Re: Xorg: bind key for mouse event

Reply #3 – 16 January 2019, 13:41:07

Desktop or laptop? If on laptop, make sure your touchpad isn't 'disabled while typing' by your DE; I had the same problem until I deactivated it.

Re: Xorg: bind key for mouse event

Reply #4 – 16 January 2019, 14:58:54

Quote from: nous – on 16 January 2019, 13:41:07

Desktop or laptop? If on laptop, make sure your touchpad isn't 'disabled while typing' by your DE; I had the same problem until I deactivated it.

I tried both with same result. On a laptop touchpad was not disabled because X recognized it as mouse (this is the reason why i want to make this bind: without evdev module any press on my touchpad is recognized as left button click. However, libinput --debug-events recognizes right button click correctly)

Re: Xorg: bind key for mouse event

Reply #5 – 17 January 2019, 23:10:14

Weird though, this should be input-module independent. I use evdev though and it works...

Re: Xorg: bind key for mouse event

Reply #6 – 19 January 2019, 11:14:53

The missing step is found: "xkbset m" should be run before xmodmap