Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"
and now it works !
in addition it seems xmodmap is no longer required with this config !
many many thanks for the quick and relevant response scarney !
]]>Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "USB Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"
EndSection
i followed the wiki, but to no avail. all i could get is back/forward functionality with the scrollwheel (!) ; any other tricks or combination of tricks would eventually fail (no scrolling, no back/forward functionality).
if you have a working configuration for this, i'll be glad to take a look at you config files and any relevant script that can make it work (xorg.conf, imwheel and xmodmap-related stuff).
thx
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