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In my .bashrc, I would like to add this line :
xmodmap -e "keycode 135 = Return"
where the keycode number is the one from my mouse’s side button.
To find a keycode from the keyboard, I use xev, which gives me, for instance:
(the line that contains "keycode 135" is the one that matters)
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x6400001,
root 0x7c3, subw 0x0, time 30530179, (-489,479), root:(1047,479),
state 0x0, keycode 135 (keysym 0xff0d, Return), same_screen YES,
XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 36 " XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (0d) " " XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (0d) "
XFilterEvent returns: False
However, for a mouse, it doesn’t show the keycode:
ButtonRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x6400001,
root 0x7c3, subw 0x0, time 30661669, (35,100), root:(1571,100),
state 0x0, button 8, same_screen YES
How to get a keycode from my mouse’s side button, to use the command xmodmap, to simulate a keyboard’s key press from a mouse button? (for instance, pressing the side button would be as if I would press "a" on keyboard – and would show "a" in a text editor)
How to solve :
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Method 1
You can’t, at least not with only xmodmap — mice and keyboards are handled differently, and mice don’t produce keycodes.
There are however tools which can remap input events across different device types; try Key Mapper for example. (I’m a very minor contributor to the project.)
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