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andre.ramaciotti

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2007-04-06

Posts: 649

[solved] Faking right-click

The right button of my mouse sometimes works, and sometimes it doesn't. So while I don't buy a new one, I'm trying to simulate a right click using my keyboard and xmodmap.

The closer I reached I guess was this:

xmodmap -e "keycode 117 = Pointer_Button3"

But it doesn't work. Besides buying a new mouse, any ideas?

TIA

Last edited by andre.ramaciotti (2008-11-21 18:37:14)

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moljac024

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2008-01-29

Posts: 2,676

Re: [solved] Faking right-click

Running "xdotool click 3" will simulate a right click.
Check out the man page of xdotool to see what else you can do with it.

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andre.ramaciotti

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2007-04-06

Posts: 649

Re: [solved] Faking right-click

Exactly what I wanted. Thanks!

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Procyon

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Registered: 2008-05-07

Posts: 1,819

Re: [solved] Faking right-click

Nice program! I can find some uses for that.