Version: (using KDE KDE 3.1.5) Installed from: Debian testing/unstable Packages OS: Linux When using a USB mouse in KDE 3.1, when I change to a left-handed mouse in the control panel (peripherals), the change won't take effect. If I switch to a serial (9-pin) mouse, it works OK.
Correction: KDE version is 3.1.4 (not 3.1.5)
sorry, but KDE only tells X you want that. So it's a bug in the X support for that mouse
Subject: Re: can't change to left-handed mouse when using USB mouse coolo@kde.org wrote, > > ------- Additional Comments From coolo@kde.org 2004-01-21 12:10 ------- > sorry, but KDE only tells X you want that. So it's a bug in the X support for that mouse Hmm. But it was working in Gnome. I'll get back to you on this. Chuck --------------------------- Charles Muller Toyo Gakuen University Faculty of Humanities 1660 Hiregasaki, Nagareyama-shi Chiba 270-0161 JAPAN Web Site: Resources for East Asian Language and Thought http://www.acmuller.net <acmuller@gol.com>
This problem is also present in KDE for mandrake 10.0 with X.org and now in 10.1 Community. The problem in 10.0 looks more like an X bug, since the option is available, but the result is not quite ok (scrollwheel doesn't work anymore) The problem in 10.1 (KDE 3.2.3) is that the switch in kcontrol for this setting is not available (greyed out). I have also seen this in KDE 3.3 packages for mandrake 10.0. Even if this is not a valid bug, I'd be really helped if I knew what causes this problem!
1. In kcontrol (in kdebase-progs) mouse button mapping is grayed out. Manually changing handedness to left in ~/.kde/share/config/kcminputrc does not affect kde behavior. Shows mouse as being left-handed in kcontrol, but actually is right-handed. 2. Mouse in question is a Belkin wheel mouse, configured as usb wheel mouse 3. I don't think this is an X problem, as mouse configures and functions properly under Gnome. 4. This is a *critical* problem for seriously left-handed people, like me, who *cannot* operate right-handed.
P.S. -- Belkin mouse configured and functioned properly under Mandrake 9.2 KDE 3.2
WORKAROUND FOR MOUSE PROBLEM This should work for switching handedness on any usb wheel mouse. (see note below) The workaround is to create a script file, switchleft.sh in ~/.kde/Autostart with contents: xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1 6 7 4 5" [see note #1 below] Make sure to make the switchleft.sh file executable using the command chmod +x switchleft.sh Log out and back in to KDE and the mouse will have left and right button assignments swapped by xmodmap. note #1: You may want to type the xmodmap command into a shell window first to determine how many parameters (numbers) your mouse requires. note #2: The order of numbers 6 7 4 5 is what works (for me) for normal scrolling in documents. If you find your wheel function altered, try 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 instead (if you want wheel to navigate web pages instead). ymmv
My usb wheel mouse works exactly this way in SUSE 9.2.
Had same problem & will try fix listed above. But I'm new to Linux, and still learning! I was glad to see that I wasn't the only one with this issue, however! Dave Boe
KDE 3.5.5 (gentoo Linux) same behaviour with a MS wheel mouse as USB mouse via adapter. xmodmap work around does not work Hellmut
Same problem with Fedora Core 6 and KDE 3.5.6. Again xmodmap workaround does not work. Again USB mouse. Left handed mouse works fine in GNOME.