*nix X changes for 7 button mouse

[IronBits]

I have a Logitech MX518 mouse and under windows it can do forward/backwards.
To make this work in SUSE 10.1, edit the file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Scroll down until you see the mouse section... make it look like below.

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Name" "ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse"
Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"
EndSection

the line Option "ButtonMapping" was missing from mine...
Viola! Buttons work :D
I heard it works with different mice that have the buttons...

disclaimer: if you do this and it breaks something, you own all the pieces.
Thanks Bok! ;)

[Paratima]

Seven buttons? Good effing grief!

I have all I can do, dealing with 2 buttons and a wheel! :mouserun:

[CaptainMooseInc]

Let's see here. I've got:

The normal left click.
The normal right click.
Scroll wheel.
Scroll wheel presses down to form another button.
Scroll wheel presses right for another button.
Scroll wheel presses left for another button.
Backward button near the thumb.
Forward button near the thumb.
1 button behind the scroll wheel that I press that basically replaces ALT+TAB.

That's 9 buttons total. Man I love Logitech. :)