Re: Problems with "launch at startup" script

[rastersoft <raster rastersoft com>]

Hi:

Yes, mine is a Performance MX too, and I also swap to the thumb one... :)

Thanks for your trick, I'll try it now.

On 15/05/14 18:56, Neil Bird wrote:
> Around about 15/05/14 16:43, rastersoft scribbled ...
> > I'm using gnome shell since version 3.2. I also have a logitech mouse
> > with zillions of buttons, and I have the problem that I hate to have the
> > third button in the mouse wheel, so I've been using xmodmap in a startup
> > script to put it in another button. The specific script is:
> >
> > #!/bin/bash
> > xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 13 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2"
>
>   I have a Logitech Performance MX on which I like to swap the middle 
> button for the thumb one.  I used to use a judiciously placed xmodmap 
> like yours into X11's startup (and also, previously, xorg.conf) but 
> these methods have started failing over time with newer and newer 
> X11/gdm/GNOME setups.
>
>   I currently have (Fedora 20/GNOME 3.10):
>
> </usr/local/bin/swap-mouse-buttons>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> xinput list | sed -ne 's/^.*Logitech Unifying 
> Device.*id=\([0-9]*\).*pointer.*/\1/p' | while read id
> do
>     map=$(xinput get-button-map $id | sed -e 's/ 2 / TWO /g' -e 's/ 8 
> / 2 /g' -e 's/ TWO / 8 /')
>     xinput set-button-map $id  $map
> done
>
>
>   And:
>
> <~/.config/autostart/swap-mouse-buttons.desktop>
> [Desktop Entry]
> Type=Application
> Exec=/usr/local/bin/swap-mouse-buttons
> Hidden=false
> X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
> Name=Swap mouse buttons
> Comment=Swap middle and thumb mouse buttons
>
>
>
>   You'll need to ID your mouse device from the “xinput list” output, 
> and adjust the script accordingly (plus change the 8s to 13s for your 
> case).
>
>   This will work for a given user (it's not global) and will need to 
> be triggered again (run the swap command from <Alt-F2>¹) if you unplug 
> or otherwise reset USB during a login.  I've yet to add anything that 
> catches USB insertions and does it automatically as it's too rare to 
> bother with.
>
>
> ¹ - You could also copy/link the desktop file to 
> ~/.local/share/applications/ so that it shows up in the gnome-shell 
> applications overview instead.

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