[xubuntu-users] is it possible to control mouse via keyboard?

[John Shane]

I understand.  I'm writing this on a T23 running Xubuntu.  I hope you
find the adjustments you're looking for.  Meanwhile, just in case you
haven't adjusted trackpoint sensitivity and enabled trackpoint
scrolling (I went a long time without doing that and now wonder how I
ever managed) you might want to visit: 
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_configure_the_TrackPoint.  It's
well worth the effort.  You can cut down on the amount of effort
required to move the cursor using the trackpoint and thus radically
reduce the strain on your fingers. Scrolling using the trackpoint and
the third mouse button is so useful I suspect that you won't want to
give it up. They don't make the trackpoint perfect but implementing
these two adjustments go a long way to making the trackpoint very
useful, you might even give up an external mouse.

Okay, back to keyboard controls for the cursor. . . .   ;-)  John

On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 16:00:40 -0800 (PST)
michael at michaelshiloh.com wrote:

> Good tip. I have such on my IBM Thinkpad T23. It works pretty well
> but is still a strain on my fingers.
> 
> Good tip, though, and an intersting idea.
> 
> But surely there is a way to do this via keys? KDE supports a mode
> to use the numeric keypad for simple direction, but (a) I don't use
> KDE and (b) I want more than just simple direction - I need to be
> able to rapidly move, which is why I was thinking of vi-like
> commands: hjkl for fine motion, ^F^B0H for fast motion, ^U^D for
> something in between, etc. Ideally a map I can configure as I see
> fit, like the regular keyboard shortcut mapping.
> 
> I haven't yet figured how to distinguish between mouse keystrokes
> and all other keystrokes - <CTRL> and SHIFT are in use already. I
> don't use <ALT> much (I don't use any keyboard shortcuts), and if
> there are an vi commands that use the <ALT> key I don't use them,
> so it wouldn't conflict with anything I do.
> 
> Perhaps I should be asking this on the xorg mailing list, assuming
> there is one.
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> On Sat, 3 Feb 2007, John Shane wrote:
> 
> > Have you tried and discounted a keyboard with built-in trackpoint?
> > The old IBM Model M13 is one of the best but there are plenty of
> > others.  That might be an easier way to achieve your objective
> > (and your hands never leave the keyboard) . ;-)  John
> >
> > http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/categories.main/parentcat/9244
> >
> > On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 00:19:34 -0800 (PST)
> > michael at michaelshiloh.com wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Well not really control the mouse; rather, the mouse pointer.
> >>
> >> I'd like to be able to move the mouse pointer (cursor) without
> >> removing my hands from the keyboard. Ideally, I'd like complete
> >> control of the mapping of keys to mouse movement. For example,
> >> I'm really fast with vi. I'd like to use the vi movement
> >> commands to move my mouse.
> >>
> >> Is there a way to do this?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Michael
> >>
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