a device that one can use to feed data into the PC; eg a mouse, keyboard, scanner, IR receiver
Questions tagged [input-devices]
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What is the best way to configure a Thinkpad's TrackPoint?
The previously useful ThinkWiki pages appear quite outdated. I am trying to permanently change my TrackPoint sensitivity and speed settings and enable middle mouse button scrolling. I have tried configure-trackpoint in the past, but the settings…
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mouse sometimes doubleclicks when i click once
I have a problem which is becoming a nightmare, to the extent that I am thinking that it might be easier to just scrap Ubuntu completely and try something else. I have an HP PC running Ubuntu 12.04. When I left-click with my mouse, it sometimes…
Kevin Buzzard
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Mouse wheel jumpy on scrolling
I have a small issue that's really annoying me and wondering if there is a possible fix for it.
im using the latest distro of Ubuntu 10.10 and when scrolling up and down pages, especially in google chrome (also within folders etc) the page flickers…
RobertPitt
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Configure udev to change permissions on USB HID device?
I have a USB scale, a USB HID. Currently, when it is plugged in, the permissions only allow the superuser to access it. How can I configure udev to let anybody access this device? I have the vendor and product IDs, but I would like to match it…
erjiang
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binding back/forward to mouse buttons
I have a basic logitech mouse with 5 buttons: left, right, wheel left, wheel, wheel right.
I used to use wheel left and right for going back and forward in my browser or navigator. Now this doesn't work. I've found many solutions, people telling to…
Brent Roose
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Wacom Intuos S only recognized in Android Mode
Second edit: Since this question keeps getting attention, I want to put a clear disclaimer at the top: if you are experiencing this problem, it will likely be solved by pressing and holding the left-most and right-most button on your pad at the same…
Mees de Vries
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How to bind mouse buttons to keys?
I have a Logitech MX400 Laser Mouse which has 5 buttons + 4 for vertical/horizontal scrolling. I would like it set up so instead of horizontal scrolling pressing right on the scrollwheel will send Ctrl+Tab and left will send Ctrl+Shift+Tab, which…
Callum Rogers
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How to remap keys on one keyboard only?
I know I can use xinput to remap mouse buttons on only one mouse but leave others unchanged. This is very useful. In my case, I use it to connect two mice to my desktop, one right-handed and the other left-handed.
Can something like this also be…
Oak
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Is there a gui application for managing multiple mice/keyboards?
I remember a few years ago seeing an application for Fedora that allowed you to manage multiple mice or keyboards as separate input devices (based on multipointerx technology).
With this application you were able to tell the system to use two…
RolandiXor
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How can I set different sensitivities for two mice at the same time?
I often use a USB mouse and my laptop's pointing stick at the same time. I can adjust the sensitivity in Mouse Preferences, but the sensitivities of the two mice are so different that I cannot find a compromise setting.
Is there a way to specify a…
ændrük
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Joystick acts as mouse; won't stop
Joystick acts as a mouse, even when I'm playing a game that uses a joystick so I get random mouse events going on.
I plugged a joystick in to play Spiral Knights, also installed joystick and jcalibrate. Everything is working good, except by default…
Shazzner
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Using headset controls like a smart phone
I have a generic pair of smartphone earphones that have the button (along with a microphone) and I would like to use the button as a pause/play key in Ubuntu, like I would on an Android phones music player.
Is there a way to enable this headset…
loklaan
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What are the files in /dev/input/ and what they do?
I'm fairly new to ubuntu and I've started to search around everywhere and check everything!
Recently I saw these files at /dev/input/eventX, js0, mice, mouseX. By printing the output using "cat" I realized they are somehow responsible for mouse and…
Pouya
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How to debug lag using Bluetooth connected mouse and A2DP headset?
I own a Logitech M555b mouse for use with my HP Elitebook 8570w laptop running Kubuntu 12.04. Works fine right after connecting using the KDE Bluetooth control module.
However, after some time (seemingly random), it starts to lag. Movements are…
gertvdijk
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What's the recommended way to configure a Synaptics touchpad device?
I want to increase the scroll area by moving the so-called RightEdge a bit towards the middle. Right now I'm doing this via a one-liner that's called at session start (added via gnome-session-properties):
xinput --set-prop --type=int --format=32 11…
htorque
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