Re: [gthumb-list] Wanted: MouseMiddle -> Delete

[Chris Green <cl isbd net>]

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 11:02:07AM +0200, Paolo Bacchilega wrote:
> > Second, as I am going through all of these .JPG files, my right hand is
> > already on the mouse anyway, and it occurs to me that my middle mouse
> > button seems to produce only the exact same function (in gthumb) as my
> > left mouse button, i.e. just selecting the current image.  Obviously,
> > there is no real or compelling need to dedicate _two_ mouse buttons to
> > the exact same functionality, so, you know, it really would be ultra Nice
> > if it were possible for the gthumb user to bind the middle mouse button
> > to some user-specified action... like for instance select-and-delete-file-
> > without-confirmation.  Is it possible for a gthumb end user to customise
> > the functionality of the middle mouse button?  If not, then I'd like to put
> > in a separate enhancement request for that exactly capability.  (Even if
> > I could only customize the middle mouse button to select-and-delete-with-
> > confirmation, I would still be better off than I am now.)
>
> I don't like the idea to allow the user to personalize the mouse
> button actions, because it's hard to make sure the application works
> correctly for every possible action bound to the mouse buttons, and
> such an option would make the preferences dialog scary to an
> non-expert user.
It's surely down to lower level software to customise mouse actions.

I use xte and xbindkeys to customise my mouse so that button 9 (one of
the extra buttons) produces a "double click button 1", ~/.xbindkeys is:- 

    "/usr/bin/xte 'mouseup 9' 'mouseclick 1' 'mouseclick 1' &"
    b:9 + Release

I'm pretty sure it's easy enough to bind any action you want to a button
press so the OP could use this to provide what he wants.

-- 
Chris Green