I have added mouse button customisation instructions for Linux (EL6) with MX620 Cordless Laser Mouse to the
Logitech forums. These assume the user wishes to map BackSpace and Return to buttons 8 and 9, and the Search button to Firefox. NB the horizontal scroll wheel should be enabled by default on current distributions, but this method can be used to explicitly map it if necessary.
[The following step is neither required nor recommended for current Linux distributions]
1. determine usb-Logitech_USB_Receiver-event-mouse event# (eg event8):
ls -lh /dev/input/by-id/
e.g. output;
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Oct 12 09:01 usb-Logitech_USB_Receiver-event-if01 -> ../event9
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Oct 12 09:01 usb-Logitech_USB_Receiver-event-mouse -> ../event8
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Oct 12 09:01 usb-Logitech_USB_Receiver-mouse -> ../mouse2
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 10 Oct 12 09:01 usb-Sonix_Technology_Co.__Ltd._USB_2.0_Camera-event-if00 -> ../event10
2. install xorg-x11-drv-evdev:
yum install xorg-x11-drv-evdev [rpm -i xorg-x11-drv-evdev-2.3.2-8.el6.x86_64.rpm]
{Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-evdev}
[The following step is neither required nor recommended for current Linux distributions]
3. update xorg.conf:
su root
nedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout" [add the following of text;]
InputDevice "Logitech MX620"
Section "Module" [add the following line of text;]
load "evdev"
[add the following lines of text {NB event#};]
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Logitech MX620"
Driver "evdev"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_USB_Receiver-event-mouse"
#Option "Device" "/dev/input/event8"
Option "Resolution" "800"
Option "RelHWHEELMapTo" "Buttons 7 6"
EndSection
4. install key executer software: choose either 4a) or 4b) or 4c) {RECOMMENDED};
4a) install xvkbd:
su root
yum install Xaw3d [rpm -i Xaw3d-1.5E-15.1.el6.x86_64.rpm]
rpm -i xvkbd-2.8-1.el4.rf.x86_64.rpm [download xvkbd from http://pkgs.repoforge.org/xvkbd/]
{Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install xvkbd}
xvkbd -xsendevent -text "\b"
xvkbd -xsendevent -text "\r"
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-desktop-74/mouse-keys-as-modifier-keys-ctrl-and-alt-605154/
http://linux.die.net/man/1/xvkbd
\b - Backspace
\r - Return
4b) install xsendkeycode:
download xsendkeycode.c from https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=114799 / http://lineakd.sourcearchive.com/documentation/0.9/xsendkeycode_8c-source.html
yum install libXtst-devel [rpm -i libXtst-devel-1.0.99.2-3.el6.x86_64.rpm]
gcc -o xsendkeycode xsendkeycode.c -lX11 -lXtst
http://dev.man-online.org/man8/xsendkeycode/
Eg1 ./xsendkeycode 38 1; ./xsendkeycode 38 0;
Eg2 ./xsendkeycode 50 1; ./xsendkeycode 38 1; ./xsendkeycode 38 0; ./xsendkeycode 50 0;
4c) install xsendkey {RECOMMENDED}:
yum install libXtst-devel [rpm -i libXtst-devel-1.0.99.2-3.el6.x86_64.rpm]
download xsendkey from http://people.csail.mit.edu/adonovan/hacks/xsendkey.html
gcc -o xsendkey -lX11 -lXtst xsendkey.c
./xsendkey BackSpace
./xsendkey Return
[see keysyms in keysymdef.h]
su root
cp xsendkey /usr/bin/
5. install xbindkeys:
su root
rpm -i rpmforge-release
yum install xbindkeys [rpm -i guile-1.8.7-4.el6.x86_64.rpm xbindkeys-1.8.2-1.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm]
rpm -e rpmforge-release
{Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install xbindkeys}
[The following step is neither required nor recommended for current Linux distributions]
6. create a new rule file for udev with the following command:
su root
cd /etc/udev/rules.d
nedit 19-local.rules &
add the following;
KERNEL=="hiddev*", NAME="%k", MODE="666"
KERNEL=="event*", SYSFS{../name}=="Logitech USB Receiver", NAME="input/mx620"
7. create the xbindkeys bind file (see http://www.nongnu.org/xbindkeys/xbindkeys.html#configuration for more info and example configuration files):
NB You can see a default file with the --defaults option or create a default $HOME/.xbindkeysrc with
'xbindkeys --defaults > $HOME/.xbindkeysrc'
To find out a keyboard button is called, use xbindkeys -k
To find out what a mouse button is called, you can use xev.
button 1; left
button 2; middle
button 3; right
button 4; up scroll
button 5; down scroll
button 6; left scroll
button 7; right scroll
button 8; back
button 9; forward
su user
nedit ~/.xbindkeysrc
add the following;
"xsendkey BackSpace"
m:0x0 + b:8
"xsendkey Return"
m:0x0 + b:9
[The above assumes 4c). If 4a) then use the commands "xvkbd -xsendevent -text "\b"" and "xvkbd -xsendevent -text "\r"" instead]
8. Autostart xbindkeys;
System - Preferences - Startup Applications - Add;
Name: xbindkeys
Command: /usr/bin/xbindkeys
{Ubuntu: System > Preferences > Sessions. Select the Startup Programs tab. Add: /usr/bin/xbindkeys}
9. To configure the mouse Search Button;
(NB the Logitech mouse search button is special in that it actually acts like the keyboard search button XF86Search).
System - Preferences - Keyboard Shortcuts
Disable the current keyboard shortcut mapped to XF86Search (e.g. "Search")
Select "Search" and press the Backspace key (this should disable it)
Either a) Create a new keyboard shortcut mapped to XF86Search (e.g. "CustomSearchButton")
Press "Add",
enter name e.g. "CustomSearchButton"
enter command e.g. "firefox -new-window http://www.google.com"
press close
map XF86Search to this new shortcut definition by pressing the Search button on the mouse.
Or b) assign XF86Search to an existing function (eg 'Close Window')
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NB For Ubuntu specifically, you could try btnx:
(How to Customize Extra Mouse Buttons in Linux)
http://www.ghacks.net/2011/06/28/how-to-customize-extra-mouse-buttons-in-linux/
sudo apt-get install btnx
Applications > System Tools > btnx
