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frumble

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Registered: 2012-05-20

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Special mouse buttons are dead after KDE SC 4.11 update

I have just upgraded to KDE SC 4.11 and now are my special mouse buttons >3 'dead' (but scrolling works). I'm using xbindkeys to map two mouse buttons to Kwin actions but now xbindkeys can't anymore recognize the buttons. Try it: "xbindkeys - k" (opens a test window for input). In KDE Plasma 4.11, I can press the two mouse buttons and nothing happens.
"xev" is also deaf on the mouse buttons:

EnterNotify event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x6200001,
    root 0xbb, subw 0x0, time 840276, (7,173), root:(2320,1385),
    mode NotifyUngrab, detail NotifyAncestor, same_screen YES,
    focus YES, state 0

KeymapNotify event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
    keys:  4294967227 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   
           0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 

– comes when I press B9.

BUT it works just fine in TWM:

xev:

ButtonPress event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001,
    root 0xbb, subw 0x0, time 187573, (121,176), root:(752,962),
    state 0x0, button 9, same_screen YES

And xbindkeys -k:

Press combination of keys or/and click under the window.
You can use one of the two lines after "NoCommand"
in $HOME/.xbindkeysrc to bind a key.
"(Scheme function)"
    m:0x0 + b:9   (mouse)

I'm note sure if this is a bug in KDE SC or in Arch. My first attempt is this forum. Would be happy for help.

Last edited by frumble (2013-08-21 13:00:12)

frumble

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Registered: 2012-05-20

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Re: Special mouse buttons are dead after KDE SC 4.11 update

Can at least someone confirm this bug or behavior? Just try "xev" in a KDE session and press extra mouse buttons. What is the output? Does it recognize button numbers or does it give just the output from my first code box? Would be very glad for support in this issue.

Last edited by frumble (2013-09-03 00:11:36)

rufus

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Registered: 2013-04-20

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Re: Special mouse buttons are dead after KDE SC 4.11 update

Im not having problems frumble I suggest you reset as per https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Al … _xbindkeys
  and make .xbindkeysrc read only...anyways this gives you a bump and a suggestion...good luK

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frumble

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Re: Special mouse buttons are dead after KDE SC 4.11 update

I fixed this:
Removed the "b:8/9" from .xbindkeysrc, started xbindkeys, put the lines back in, restarted it and ... now it works. Maybe a strange cache problem.
For anyone having this problem as well.