Bug#296363: xbase-clients: [xmodmap] /etc/X11/Xmodmap not used

[Xavier Hienne <xhienne@solunix.fr>]

Ashar Voultoiz wrote :
> Package: xbase-clients
> Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-10
> Severity: important
>
>
> Trying to swap my mouse buttons using xmodmap.
>
> various how-to advice to do:
>
> $ cat ~/.Xmodmap
> # switch buttons for mousewheel
> -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"
> $
>
> But it s not parsed. Then another how-to advice:
>
> $ cat /etc/X11/Xmodmap
> # switch buttons for mousewheel
> -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"
> $ 
>
> Which does not work either.

Hi,

Are you sure you carefully followed the how-to advice ? To my knowledge, 
the correct syntax of Xmodmap files would be :
pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5
(no quotation marks and no '-e' option prepended)

If I'm not mistaken, this is no bug in the xbase-clients package and 
this bug report should be closed.

Regards,

Xavier