Hi,
I have been using i3 for a while. As I was trying to change the primary click button on my mouse from left to right I was unable to find a GUI setting to do so. I did try running lxappearance but it doesn’t provide this option.
Wonder if there is any package which can be installed to change his behaviour
I did try kmousetool and mousetweaks , but it didn’t work either
pls help
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mouse_buttons#xmodmap_tweaking
the article mentions left-handed…
~/.Xmodmap
insid ethis file (~ links to your user home 
)
pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5
but you need to find out what numers arte for what button first.,…
may:
xev -event button | grep button
can track this…
what it shows for me … 1 for left 3 for right…
seems to work for me…
pointer = 3 2 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5
What if you insert this line into i3 config:
# Autostart apps as you like
exec --no-startup-id xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1"
Edit1: If you insist on a GUI setting consider merging XFCE and i3 (Then: Settings Manager / Mouse and Touchpad)
It still works
Or just add this to your config file. It’s similar to what @eso posted.
exec xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1"
i3 will read the file and set the mouse buttons accordingly.
Thanks very much this work fine for me.
I included the line in my i3 config and re-logged in.
Thanks
Many thanks
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