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====== Ubuntu - Mouse - Mouse shortcuts with xbindkeys - Emulate key presses ======

===== Emulate CTRL+F8 =====

<code bash>
xte 'keydown Control_L' 'key F8' 'keyup Control_L'
</code>    

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  **Control_R** could be used instead of **Control_L**.
</WRAP>

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===== Associate an Emulation with a Mouse Click =====

Add the following to the **$HOME/.xbindkeysrc** file.

<file bash $HOME/.xbindkeysrc>
"xte 'keydown Control_L' 'key F8' 'keyup Control_L'"
b:8
</file>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  There are some differences here than above.

  * The first line is within double quotes, which is mandatory.
  * The second line refers to a mouse button, in this case button 8.
</WRAP>

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===== Enhanced Options =====

<file bash $HOME/.xbindkeysrc>
# History Back & Forward.
"xte 'keydown Alt_L' 'key Left' 'keyup Alt_L' "
  b:6 + Release

"xte 'keydown Alt_L' 'key Right' 'keyup Alt_L' "
  b:7 + Release

# Page down.
"xte 'key Next' "
  b:8

# Page up.
"xte 'key Prior' "
  b:9

# Open links in new tab.
"xte 'keydown Control_L' 'mouseclick 1' 'keyup Control_L' "
</file>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  A list of __modifiers__ is used here.

List of modifier:

  * Release, Control, Shift, Mod1 (Alt), Mod2 (NumLock),
  * Mod3 (CapsLock), Mod4, Mod5 (Scroll).

  * The **release** modifier is used to catch __release__ events instead of __press__ events.

  * By default, xbindkeys ignores NumLock, CapsLock and ScrollLock.


</WRAP>

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====== Restart xbindkeys ======

If any changes are made to the config file then xbindkeys needs to be restarted:

<code bash>
killall xbindkeys
xbindkeys
</code>

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