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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.
Use 2/4/6/8 as down/left/up/right, respectively. 5 clicks a mouse button, + toggles whether it's the left or right one. * produces a middle-click.
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+On my system, a Slackware 9.0 stock install, the + key does not toggle between left and right buttons. Instead, it emulates a double-click of the button. The / key changes 5 to be the left mouse button, * to the middle mouse button, and - to the right mouse button. -- SamuelFalvo
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!! Changing the mouse cursor speed
[GNOME] and [KDE] have applets/config settings to change the mouse speed settings. If you prefer to do it manually, or you are running a different window manager/environment, you can use the xset(1) command.