Rich Grise <null@example.net> wrote:
> On Wednesday 08 September 2004 05:38 am, Mads Jensen did deign to grace us
> with the following:
[...]
> > xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"
[...]
> What happens if, instead of that line, you put the appropriate lines
> in your xorg.conf? The only reason I ask is that I spot the '4' and '5'
> in your thingie - (BTW, I haven't looked up xmodmap yet, because I
> haven't had to), which immediately pops up "ZAxisMapping" in my mind,
> and you did mention 'wheel' - the math really isn't that hard.

It's for people with a 7-button-mouse who want to use the wheel *and*
the thumb buttons (which is usefull for browsing forward/backward with
mozilla, gaming, ...)