Talk:Multimedia Key Mapping in Mythbuntu using xmodmap

Middle Mouse Button

Here is how to convert the PrintScreen key into a middle mouse button:

xmodmap -e 'keysym Print = Pointer_Button2'
xkbset m
xkbset exp =m

You need the xkbset program to change a keypress event into a buttonpress event. xkbset can be downloaded from: http://www.math.missouri.edu/~stephen/software/xkbset/ ( or xkbset-0.5.tar.gz, local copy)

xmodmap can be used to make a key on the keyboard behave as a mouse click. it cannot make a mouse click behave as a key being pressed. For that a program called xbindkeys is needed.