retitle 281518 xbase-clients: [xsetpointer] should provide a way to re-order pointer buttons similar to xmodmap reassign 281518 xbase-clients severity 281518 wishlist tag 281518 + upstream thanks On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 11:41:51AM +0100, M.-A. DARCHE wrote: > Le 2004-11-19 16:15 (vendredi), Aaron M. Ucko a écrit / > On 2004-11-19 16:15 (vendredi), Aaron M. Ucko wrote : > > "M.-A. DARCHE" <ma.darche@cynode.org> writes: > > > > > repeat_type=raw > > > > Don't use this; it works poorly for mice that use bidirectional > > protocols, and in any case certainly won't produce button-adjusted > > output. Instead, you should use a repeat_type of ms3 in conjunction > > with a protocol of "IntelliMouse" on the X side, per > > /usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/NEWS.Debian.gz. (See the third bullet > > point for 4.3.0-1.) > > > > Thanks Aaron, it works now with your help. > > So maybe this bug should be renamed > "xmodmap could not be used for X left-handed mouse"? > Or since xmodmap is considered deprecated, maybe this bug could closed > as invalid or something like that? > > Anyway I will suggest the precisions of > /usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/NEWS.Debian.gz to be added in the X FAQ. Thanks for your report. If you don't mind, I am repurposing this bug to be a wishlist item that one should be able to use the X Input extension to accomplish button remapping on input devices. xmodmap is deprecated, and has been for a long time (it's ignorant of advances in X11 technology since 1989 or so, like the KEYBOARD and INPUT extensions). Sadly, there doesn't seem to be anything to take its place when it comes to re-ordering pointer buttons. Using the GPM approach is well and good, but it really just masks the problem by going behind the X server's back and making the device look different. -- G. Branden Robinson | There's a fine line between Debian GNU/Linux | painting yourself into a corner and branden@debian.org | re-engineering the universe. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Glen R. Smith
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