Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:35:57 +0200 From: Rolf G Nielsen <lazlar@lazlarlyricon.com> To: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tracing mouse events Message-ID: <46AB463D.90504@lazlarlyricon.com> In-Reply-To: <46AB001B.7020204@u.washington.edu> References: <46AAFD17.1020702@lazlarlyricon.com> <46AB001B.7020204@u.washington.edu>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060107050203080604000305 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Garrett Cooper wrote: > Rolf G Nielsen wrote: >> Does anyone know a utility, that would let me se mouse events in human= =20 >> readable form? I recently bought a new mouse, which moused reports as = >> having 16 buttons, and xmodmap -pp reports 15 buttons. >> >> As far as I can see, it doesn't have 15 or 16 physical buttons. If I=20 >> count the wheel as two buttons, I get 8 or possibly 10: >> >> left & right (two buttons) >> pushing the wheel (one button) >> scrolling the wheel (two "buttons") >> tilting the wheel left or right (two "buttons", which I guess are=20 >> intended for horizontal scrolling) >> and a thumb button (one button) >> >> There are also two buttons, that increase or decrease the resolution=20 >> of the mouse, but I don't think those generate any mouse events. >> >> I'd like to find out which button is which, so I can install an actual= =20 >> xmodmap that I'm happy with. >> >> /Rolf Nielsen >=20 > Try xev. It captures all X11 input events within a small X widget=20 > created box. Beware though -- it captures all input, including mouse=20 > movement and keypresses. > -Garrett > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to=20 > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 >=20 >=20 Thanks. It did exactly what I was looking for... plus more. But not=20 touching the keyboard isn't too hard, and holding the mouse reasonably=20 still, was something I expected to have to do anyway. :D --=20 V=C3=A4nligen / Sincerly, Rolf Nielsen --------------060107050203080604000305--
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