Configurating the mouse for left handed people

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: All versions

Is there a simple way to configure the mouse for left handed people (that is, to swap the left and right mouse buttons)?

Solution:

With a 3 button mouse this can be done by a call to xmodmap:
xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1"

Keywords: MOUSE, LEFT, XMODMAP

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