How do I set my mousebuttons to go forward / backwards in the browser?

[allwires]

I have a Logitech G5. Is there any way I can set the side buttons to go forward or backwards in the web browser? They do this automatically in my other OS.

[oshunluvr]

Re: How do I set my mousebuttons to go forward / backwards in the browser?

Do some web searching next time:

You can do it with xmodmap or by editing your xorg.conf

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Logitech G5"
Driver "evdev"
Option "Name" "Logitech USB Gaming Mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_USB_Gaming_Mouse-event-mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 7 8"
Option "Buttons" "8"
EndSection

[josefko]

Re: How do I set my mousebuttons to go forward / backwards in the browser?

You didn't mentioned the browser. For example in Opera it is customizable in Settings. It is possible, that some browsers are prepared to use Button 6 and Button 7 and your mouse generates Button 8 and Button 9 or vice versa.

[oshunluvr]

Re: How do I set my mousebuttons to go forward / backwards in the browser?

typing xmodmap -ppe in a terminal will print out current button assignments. Useful if you need to swap buttons (like for a lefty).

[MoonRise]

Re: How do I set my mousebuttons to go forward / backwards in the browser?

Editing X will help ID the extra buttons if not automatically done but there is no guarantee they'll work as Forward and Backward in Web Browsers. A common request (http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/6186/). The links bellow might help.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ManyButtonsMouseHowto
http://www.ollisalonen.com/btnx/

[skunk]

Re: How do I set my mousebuttons to go forward / backwards in the browser?

I thought hal did this automatically in recent builds

[skunk]

Re: How do I set my mousebuttons to go forward / backwards in the browser?

Which web browser? I have no "InputDevice" in my xorg.conf and the side buttons work as expected in Firefox and Chromium but do not work in konqueror.

[MoonRise]

Re: How do I set my mousebuttons to go forward / backwards in the browser?

I thought hal did this automatically in recent builds

@Skunk
No, X does that and why for most newer releases (since 9.04 I think) users don't have a xorg.conf defined. If your's work then I'd have to ask what Kubuntu version are you on?

@allwires
What version of Kubuntu are you using?

[skunk]

Re: How do I set my mousebuttons to go forward / backwards in the browser?

@Skunk
No, X does that and why for most newer releases (since 9.04 I think) users don't have a xorg.conf defined. If your's work then I'd have to ask what Kubuntu version are you on?

Karmic. I need to have an xorg.conf because I use nvidia twinview but there are no "InputDevice" stanzas in the file.

I also run Arch with "the latest" xorg and it works exactly the same there also.

[oshunluvr]

Re: How do I set my mousebuttons to go forward / backwards in the browser?

I too have no mouse section but if you look in your Xorg.0.log file near the end you'll see a large section called XINPUT. My M$ wireless usb mouse is supported automatically including left-right scroll wheel tilting. Here's what mine looks like:

(II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A
(**) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: always reports core events
(**) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
(II) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: Found 9 mouse buttons
(II) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: Found scroll wheel(s)
(II) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: Configuring as mouse
(**) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A: initialized for relative axes.

Bold added to show hal finding mouse