This is an old revision of the document!

Ubuntu - Mouse - Change Mouse Properties

The libinput library handles most input events on a system.

It can process input events on both Wayland and X and can handle a variety of input devices including touchscreen displays and stylus pens.

It is recommended that libinput devices are configured through the InputClass directive.

This shows that the id of the mouse is 8 in this case.

List the Mouse Properties

xinput list-props 8

returns:

Device 'Razer Razer DeathAdder V2':
	libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled (291):	0
...
<code>
 
 
===== Change Properties of a Connected Device =====
 
<code bash>
xinput set-prop 8 291 0
xinput set-prop 8 291 1

NOTE:

8: is the id of the mouse as determined by the previous step, Determine the Mouse.
291: is from the List the Mouse Properties referring to the Natural Scrolling Enabled property.
0: disables natural scrolling while “1” enables it.

Using an ID is not a reliable way to change a property, as these may change. A better approach is to use the full property identifier:

xinput set-prop 8 "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 0
xinput set-prop 8 "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1