
- #Kensingtonworks linux how to#
- #Kensingtonworks linux install#
- #Kensingtonworks linux drivers#
- #Kensingtonworks linux Patch#
- #Kensingtonworks linux full#
Best Finger-Focused Trackball: Kensington Expert Wireless. Xinput configs for this mouse: xinput list-props # Device 'Kensington Kensington Expert Mouse': Linux Sensor, wheel and buttons are supported on most Chrome OS and most popular Linux distributions. Do you know where sensitivity for the Trackball Kensington Expert Wired is? There are sensitivities for the other mices, but not for this one, for some reason.

Only sensitivity is missed, which I’ve been trying to find for a few days.
#Kensingtonworks linux drivers#
There is nothing wrong with my trackball or drivers as it seems to be: all buttons are detectable, acceleration works fine, no complains. Use cat -A /dev/input/mice to check that this is all working and. KensingtonWorks allows you to customize button functions, modify pointer settings and tailor your device functionality to meet your individual needs. That probably means later 2.4.x kernels or a 2.6.x kernel.
#Kensingtonworks linux Patch#
It also needs to be new enough to have the patch for Expert Mouse support in psmouse-base.c. It is true, that you can configure buttons with xinput, but you cannot set sensitivity, again. Firstly, you need a version of the Linux kernel which supports the input core and which puts PS/2 mice through the input core.
#Kensingtonworks linux how to#
There is a topic, explaining how to configurate Kensington Expert Wired without their software.

I just want to make my sensitivity a little lower with current sensitivity the device is hardly called “usable”. Add it to your autostart configuration (Settings > Session > Startup > Application Autostart, add xbindkeys).Hello, I’ve just bought Trackball Kensington Expert Wired, which works fine with KensingtonWorks on Windows, though, this programme doesn’t exist on Linux.

KensingtonWorks software offers customization, and optical tracking. However, you will want it to autolaunch after every shutdown. 1 Expert Mouse Wireless Trackball with Bluetooth The Expert Mouse Wireless Trackball can be paired through Bluetooth. Then, just launch xbindkeys outside the terminal ( Alt+ F2, then type xbindkeys). With no wires to tie you down, the 2.4 GHz wireless with storable nano receiver works wherever you do - at your home or office. When you're done, save the file ( Ctrl+ O and Enter), and close nano ( Ctrl+ X). The Kensington Orbit Wireless Mobile Trackball offers a precise, compact and versatile experience with a centered-ball design. You would repeat this process for the other buttons. "xte 'keydown Control_L' 'keydown Alt_L' 'key D' 'keyup Alt_L' 'keyup Control_L'" Or, if you wanted to bind it to a desktop action (like minimize all windows, like shown below), you would tell it to simulate the keybinding with xte: # Minimize all windows on "2" button press This will create a text file by which you can configure xbindkeys.įor that key, create an entry like so: "command"įor example, say you wanted to open Firefox when you pressed the mouse's "home" button (for me, button 10): # Run Firefox when "home" pressed Now, in a new terminal instance, do nano ~/.xbindkeysrc. The event will give you a number for the button you pressed ( button, towards the end). Then, go back to the terminal and find the last ButtonPress and/or ButtonRelease events (either one). Go to the configure trackball page when a new trackball is plugged in 2.1.19 Add Orbit Fusion Trackball support Fix Media control shortcut bug of ver.2.1.18 2.2.2 1. Try not to move the mouse (it will make things hard to find), and click the button you want to set up. When launching KensingtonWorks, go to the configure trackball page directly if a single trackball is connected ii. It should pop up a small little window with a white box and a black background. Then, open a terminal ( Ctrl+ Alt+ T) and run the xev command.
#Kensingtonworks linux install#
sudo apt-get install xbindkeys xautomation You'll need to install xbindkeys and xautomation. You do not need to do this to launch programs.

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#Kensingtonworks linux full#
There's a full explanation here, but I will try to explain it briefly here.įirstly, if you want to bind the keys to actions, you need to set up keyboard shortcuts for them (Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts). The keys can be assigned via the KensingtonWorks administration software. It allows you to route specific button presses to commands. There's a commandline tool called xbindkeys. You can go ahead and edit it if you want, but, personally, I would not.
