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| Newer page: | version 9 | Last edited on Thursday, August 12, 2004 9:53:24 am | by JohnMcPherson | Revert |
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# add it to your __.xsession__ or __.xinitrc__, which only works per user
# assuming you're using gdm(8), add it to /etc/gdm/!PreSession/Default which affects everyone using gdm(8)
# assuming you're using kdm(8), add it to ??? - AddToMe
-MozillaNotes has
examples on how to use these extra buttons for things like going forward/backwards in a browser. Many games also support them.
+Some applications already have support for these buttons, otherwise you can use xmodmap(1) or another program to map these button events to arbitrary key bindings/commands.
+Recent versions of mozilla (for example 1.6 on Debian) uses these for horizontal scrolling of a wide page, or see
MozillaNotes for
examples on how to use these extra buttons for things like going forward/backwards in a browser. Many games also support them.
!! Using your Keyboard as a mouse
Should you happen to find yourself without a mouse for one reason or another you can use the numpad on your keyboard as a substitute. To enable this feature simply press __Shift-!NumLock__ (various people report their keyboards' !NumLock keys even have mouse icons on them - check yours!), which gives you two beeps to signify it's active.
