trackball with 360° scroll?
Posted: 22 Aug 2013, 16:25
I'm looking for trackball that by pressing a button (or holding it) converts the ball to a 360 deg. scroller (basically in a 2D mouse wheel). Does something like that exist?
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Posted: 23 Aug 2013, 04:03
You can do that with a TrackPoint + middle button. Maybe there's a way to use the same settings on a trackball?
Posted: 23 Aug 2013, 04:17
Actually, if it's got a third button, most stuff set up for a scroll mouse should treat it the same way, I'd think, as clicking the wheel on a scroll mouse. (Which gives 2-axis scrolling with mouse movement.)
Posted: 23 Aug 2013, 08:50
that must be firmware dependent
Posted: 23 Aug 2013, 09:50
okay. I found a very nice solution, if you are on linux it works on any trackball (or even mouse).
open or create the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf and add the following section:
now if you press the button #9 (usually the forward button) you get a 360° free scroller using the ball.
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open or create the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf and add the following section:
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Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "evdev"
MatchIsPointer "on"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "EmulateWheel" "true"
Option "EmulateWheelButton" "9"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
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Posted: 24 Aug 2013, 01:30
Great stuff, matt3o! Added to the wiki. 