Questions[xbindkeys](ubuntu)

I have tried a number of options to reload xbindkeys after changing the configuration file (my configuration file is located at ~/.xbindkeysrc). Nothing seems to work. The configuration file should be reloading automatically after a change according to the man page. How can I force a reload of the file? In Arch Linux it appears you can use xbindkeys --poll-rc to reload the configuration but this is not working for me in Ubuntu.

I have a Logitech M720 Mouse that I'm hoping to bind the side button (usually page forward) to the middle click button - something that I've done on my Windows with Logitech Options.

After researching, I've found that I will need to do it via xbindkeys and xautomation.

I tested out the key presses with xev and found that the side button is button 9, and middle scrollwheel button is button 2.

I then made my .xbindkeysrc file as such:

"xte 'mouseclick 2'"
  b:9

However after repolling the rc file on xbindkeys, the key bind is not recognised anywhere on my system, and doing an xev test returns a peculiar result:

USUALS RESULT ON DEPRESSING BUTTON 9

ButtonPress event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x4a00001,
    root 0x1dd, subw 0x0, time 38400097, (160,106), root:(160,169),
    state 0x0, button 9, same_screen YES

ButtonRelease event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x4a00001,
    root 0x1dd, subw 0x0, time 38400237, (160,106), root:(160,169),
    state 0x0, button 9, same_screen YES

RESULTS AFTER XBINDKEYSRC FILE MODIFICATION (BUTTON 9)

KeymapNotify event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
    keys:  4294967261 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   
           0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   

even after clearing out my .xbindkeysrc file, the output is still the same, and will only return to normal after i killall xbindkeys and restart by typing xbindkeys in the terminal.

I found this this thread with a potential solution but unfortunately did not work for me.

Binding the button press to anything else for example "xte 'key a'" works as expected.

Anyone with any pointers what I might be doing wrong?

Cheers.

I want it like this:

BackSpace -> backslash

Shift + BackSpace -> bar

backslash -> BackSpace

I tried to use xbindkeys and xdotool, but I couldn't get it to work. This is what I had in my .xbindkeysrc file:

"xdotool key bar"
  shift + BackSpace
"xdotool key backslash"
  BackSpace
"xdotool key BackSpace"
  backslash

However, all this would do is make my keys stop working.

I try to bind some keys to other keys via xdotool commands in .xbindkeysrc. Everything works fine but I cannot simulate Enter by any key. Neither of the following commands work.

"xdotool key KP_Enter"
  q

"xdotool key Return"
  q

even

"xdotool key KP_Enter"
  KP_Enter

does not work.

The following command

"xdotool key Return;sleep 1;xdotool key BackSpace"
  KP_Add

ignores Return and trigger BackSpace after 1 second.

However,

"xdotool key Return"
  b:8

works. It seems I can bind the mouse to Return, but NOT a key.

I installed xbindkeys via sudo apt-get install xbindkeys

Now when I run xbindkeys_show I get:

$ xbindkeys_show 
/usr/bin/xbindkeys_show: 3: exec: wish: not found

The question is: How can I run this program? What dependencies are missing?