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Elixity

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Registered: 2023-10-29

Posts: 7

Middle Mouse Emulation isn't Working on my Arch (Plasma on Wayland)

I have been struggling with my new Arch Install to get middle click working. I have already tried googling and looking in Plasma settings, but it isn't working, so I check libinput and do

libinput list-devices

and I get this for my mouse

Device:           Razer Razer Viper 8KHz
Kernel:           /dev/input/event14
Group:            1
Seat:             seat0, default
Capabilities:     keyboard pointer 
Tap-to-click:     n/a
Tap-and-drag:     n/a
Tap drag lock:    n/a
Left-handed:      n/a
Nat.scrolling:    disabled
Middle emulation: n/a
Calibration:      n/a
Scroll methods:   none
Click methods:    none
Disable-w-typing: n/a
Disable-w-trackpointing: n/a
Accel profiles:   n/a
Rotation:         0.0

Device:           Razer Razer Viper 8KHz
Kernel:           /dev/input/event20
Group:            1
Seat:             seat0, default
Capabilities:     keyboard 
Tap-to-click:     n/a
Tap-and-drag:     n/a
Tap drag lock:    n/a
Left-handed:      n/a
Nat.scrolling:    n/a
Middle emulation: n/a
Calibration:      n/a
Scroll methods:   none
Click methods:    none
Disable-w-typing: n/a
Disable-w-trackpointing: n/a
Accel profiles:   n/a
Rotation:         0.0

So now I ask, why does libinput have 2 of my mouse and both don't have middle emulation support

PS: I installed openrazer and Polychromatic and it didn't do a thing

Last edited by Elixity (2024-02-23 00:51:55)

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V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,164

Re: Middle Mouse Emulation isn't Working on my Arch (Plasma on Wayland)

Middle emulation and generally most of the concepts there are only relevant for touchpads, and not relevant for mice's middle click to work.

Do you get events if you run

sudo libinput debug-events

and middle click? Potentially a lower level firmware setting you might have to adjust in the razer software itself if you're unlucky.

Generally speaking this does have hints of an XY problem. In which context does middle click not work and how does that show itself?

Last edited by V1del (2024-02-23 07:51:43)

Elixity

Member

Registered: 2023-10-29

Posts: 7

Re: Middle Mouse Emulation isn't Working on my Arch (Plasma on Wayland)

Sorry about the middle click emulation thing, my bad. So I guess I forgot that, but yeah I did run that and I got no response for middle click. Funny thing is scroll wheel works just fine. I’ll test another mouse when I get home from school and will give an update then

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