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Started 10 years ago by slinoob
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slinoob

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I've configured a user account for the kids, used hsetroot for a simple background with no icons or right click options, removed all other panels and options to prevent change / messing. The only panels left are lxpanels which have the allowed installed games (gcompris, childsplay, logout etc.)

Although i've set permissions on the tux/.config directory so no changes are saved anyway is there any way to disable the right mouse menu from lxpanel or disable the right mouse for the entire session?

Thanks in advance.

Posted 10 years ago #
mojo

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Install xorg-xev and xorg-xmodmap.
In terminal: xev | grep button
Put the mouse cursor in the Event Tester box, click the button you want to disable.
Terminal will indicate the button number.
Close out Event Tester box.
In terminal: xmodmap -pp
Make note of the number of pointer buttons defined.
Now you map the button you want to disable to a button +1 greater than number of defined
Example:
Button to be disabled is 3
There are 16 pointer buttons defined.
xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 17"
To re-enable button
xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3"
Autorun command on user login:
SliTaz-4.0 add to ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh

Posted 10 years ago #
slinoob

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Terrific response, thank you.

Everything is exactly as per your instructions and the right mouse click is now safely out of harms reach!

Posted 10 years ago #
slinoob

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Just a quick update in case anybody else finds this useful...

Mojo's solution works perfectly but was implemented / understood poorly by me! Originally it worked for the needs of a laptop user with only 2 integrated mouse buttons. But, as soon as a USB mouse is plugged in with say a scroll wheel, the scroll wheels click can then access certain menus etc.

So I ended up adding the following line to the autostart.sh

xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 20 21"

This appears (so far) to stop the user from using anything but the left click on any attached mouse / integrated touchpad etc.

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