Mouse wheel and extra button support in breezy

[ulrich steffens]

Am Freitag, den 14.10.2005, 15:27 -0700 schrieb Adam Hamilton:
> I have a logitech Mouseman optical USB mouse that was
> attached when I installed breezy. Problem is the thumb
> button is set for "paste" and I'd like to set it to
> "browser back." The wheel doesn't work at all, except
> as a button, which is "paste." How can I get the wheel
> to work and reprogram the thumb button?
> 
hi,
i think you're looking for something like this:
edit xorg.conf 

	'sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf'

find 'Section InputDevice' and edit/add the following lines

        Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
        Option "Buttons" "7"
        Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"

save and close the file.
go to 'System > Preferences > Sessions' 
(this may vary i'm using german locale)
and hit the 'startup...'tab. click add and put 

	xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"

in it. log out, hit Ctrl + Alt + Backspace to restart x, login again.
some people report they had to reboot to let the changes take effect.

for additional info take a look at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntellimouseMousemanBackForwardButtons
(the part about 'imwhell' is not necessary!)
also take a look at the comments, cause it seems there are mousemans
with different button numbers out there.

hth

ulrich