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 ====== Emulating Right-Click with a One-Button Mouse or Trackpad ====== ====== Emulating Right-Click with a One-Button Mouse or Trackpad ======
-{{ :misc:1-button-mice.jpg?400|Apple Macintosh Mouse M0100}}+{{ :misc:1-button-trackpad.jpg?direct&400|1-button trackpad on an intel Polycarbonate Macbook}} 
 Older Macintosh models usually shipped with a one-button mouse. In fact, in a way, Apple computers still do: only that the older Ctrl-Click combination for it has now changed to two-finger click or long tap on the swanky force-feedback glass-topped totally-not-a-touchscreen type trackpads. Older Macintosh models usually shipped with a one-button mouse. In fact, in a way, Apple computers still do: only that the older Ctrl-Click combination for it has now changed to two-finger click or long tap on the swanky force-feedback glass-topped totally-not-a-touchscreen type trackpads.
  
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 ===== Configuration ===== ===== Configuration =====
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 Generate an ''.xbindkeysrc'' file in your $HOME folder using xbindkeys: Generate an ''.xbindkeysrc'' file in your $HOME folder using xbindkeys:
  
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-{{ :misc:1-button-trackpad.jpg?direct&400|1-button trackpad on an intel Polycarbonate Macbook}}Finally you just want to make sure that ''xbindkey'' is started on login. Usually this is done by adding it to your ''$HOME/.xsession'' file:+Finally you just want to make sure that ''xbindkey'' is started on login. Usually this is done by adding it to your ''$HOME/.xsession'' file:
 <code> <code>
 exec /usr/local/bin/xbindkeys exec /usr/local/bin/xbindkeys
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 If using other Display Managers like MATE, you may have to specify it from its own "Settings" type program. E.g. on MATE this is under "System > Control Center > Startup Applications". Just click "Add" and type "xbindkeys" as the command. If using other Display Managers like MATE, you may have to specify it from its own "Settings" type program. E.g. on MATE this is under "System > Control Center > Startup Applications". Just click "Add" and type "xbindkeys" as the command.
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