Mouse features?

[Roy Smith]

Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote:
> 08/07/2009 12:27 PM, Roy Smith::
>   
>> Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote:
>>     
>>> 08/07/2009 09:38 AM, Roy Smith:
>>>
>>>       
>>>>> 	Please get a Logitech mouse. They do not say they work on Linux but
>>>>> they all DO!
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Well the basic functions of this mouse work just fine, the left and
>>>> right buttons along with the scroll wheel do just as they're expected to
>>>> do.  It's just that there are 2 additional buttons that don't seem to
>>>> work in all the programs that I use.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Yes, each program has it's way to interpret mouse events.
>>> all you will have to do is configuring, not writting "your
>>> own program".
>>>       
>> Ok, so if writing my own program isn't necessary, then please tell me
>> how I can get Thunderbird to advance to the next unread message when I
>> click the left side button of the mouse
>>     
>
> It's "weird" I have that behaviour with my prolink mouse.
> http://www.prolink2u.com/self/products/accessories/pkl5195g.php
>
>   
>> ...and mark a thread as read when
>> I click the right side button.  In the intellipoint software I could
>> enable customizations for specific programs.
>>     
>
> It must have been possible for a limited set of programs, i dont doubt.
>
>   
>> So what I did there was
>> enabled it for TBird and set the left button to simulate pressing the
>> 'n' key on the keyboard, and the right button to simulate pressing the
>> 't' key.
>>     
>
> That would be the point: having the same behaviour as one exiting binding.
> Unfortunately I dont know any link for you, but i believe a few search
> will give you some answers... "linux mouse button"n
>   

Thanks for the hint... led me to this place here: 
http://www.ollisalonen.com/btnx/ and come to find out that it's
available in the repositories.  Just do an 'sudo apt-get install btnx'
in the terminal and it will add btnx-config as well.  At least it give
me the functions that I want, but the switching of the button
configurations isn't automatic but I can live with that...

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