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TiberiusT

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Registered: 2012-05-13

Posts: 12

Custom mouse button workspace switcher

Mr Goog turned up nada so:

I have a new mouse which has two extra buttons. They on the left side of the mouse in the shape of a forward and reverse arrow and sit perfectly beside where my thumb rests.

These would be very convenient to use as global workspace switchers since I don't seem to have any other use for them in any apps. But how do I enable this function? Is there an editable conf file somewhere I can edit? I recall in my Compiz days that these extra buttons were available for use.

Tks in advance

T

secipolla

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Registered: 2012-01-15

Posts: 393

Re: Custom mouse button workspace switcher

See if Settings>Window Manager>Keyboard accepts them for the shortcuts.

Last edited by secipolla (2012-06-28 16:16:05)

TiberiusT

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Registered: 2012-05-13

Posts: 12

Re: Custom mouse button workspace switcher

Tks secipolla but no. That box only accepts keyboard presses. It ignores all mouse actions - even simple left and right click.
I'm on 4.10 if that matters.
T

Last edited by TiberiusT (2012-06-29 08:41:15)

secipolla

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Registered: 2012-01-15

Posts: 393

Re: Custom mouse button workspace switcher

You might open a bug report then to see if it can be improved to recognize mouse inputs.

stqn

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Registered: 2010-10-11

Posts: 174

Re: Custom mouse button workspace switcher

I would also like to be able to change workspaces with something else than rolling the mouse wheel on top of the desktop. Something like “super+wheel” for example… (without the need to put the pointer on top of the desktop.)