ubuntu:mouse:determine_the_mouse_properties
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Ubuntu - Mouse - Determine the Mouse Properties
Determine the Mouse to use
xinput | grep -m 1 "DeathAdder" | sed 's/^.*id=\([0-9]*\)[ \t].*$/\1/'
returns:
8
NOTE: See Determine the Mouse.
- This shows that the id of the mouse is 8 in this case.
- The id is needed, as the name of the mouse is not unique.
- Trying to use the name, might return an error:
xinput --list-props "Razer Razer DeathAdder V2"
- returns:
Warning: There are multiple devices matching 'Razer Razer DeathAdder V2'. To ensure the correct one is selected, please use the device ID, or prefix the device name with 'pointer:' or 'keyboard:' as appropriate. unable to find device Razer Razer DeathAdder V2
List the Mouse Properties
xinput list-props 8
returns:
Device 'Razer Razer DeathAdder V2': Device Enabled (155): 1 Coordinate Transformation Matrix (157): 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled (291): 0 libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled Default (292): 0 libinput Scroll Methods Available (293): 0, 0, 1 libinput Scroll Method Enabled (294): 0, 0, 0 libinput Scroll Method Enabled Default (295): 0, 0, 0 libinput Button Scrolling Button (296): 2 libinput Button Scrolling Button Default (297): 2 libinput Middle Emulation Enabled (298): 0 libinput Middle Emulation Enabled Default (299): 0 libinput Accel Speed (300): 0.698529 libinput Accel Speed Default (301): 0.000000 libinput Accel Profiles Available (302): 1, 1 libinput Accel Profile Enabled (303): 1, 0 libinput Accel Profile Enabled Default (304): 1, 0 libinput Left Handed Enabled (305): 0 libinput Left Handed Enabled Default (306): 0 libinput Send Events Modes Available (276): 1, 0 libinput Send Events Mode Enabled (277): 0, 0 libinput Send Events Mode Enabled Default (278): 0, 0 Device Node (279): "/dev/input/event7" Device Product ID (280): 5426, 132 libinput Drag Lock Buttons (307): <no items> libinput Horizontal Scroll Enabled (308): 1
NOTE: The id of 8 is used as determined by the previous step.
ubuntu/mouse/determine_the_mouse_properties.1635152054.txt.gz · Last modified: 2021/10/25 08:54 by peter