extra mouse buttons not recognized + shortcuts

Equal · 12-06-2018, 05:06 PM

Hi guys,

A question, for some odd reason my shortcut shift + space is not working. All the other shortcuts with shift + combinations do work.

Also, I am not able to assign actions to my alternate mouse buttons ( button 9 and 8 I believe). Reaper recognizes them as left click and mouse wheel.

I am running ubuntu 18.04 and in my os the extra mouse keys are recognized.

Anybody some idea's?

Many thanks!

JamesPeters · 12-06-2018, 07:23 PM

This sort of thing is probably due to Linux "stealing" some shortcuts. You can change this using the "Window Manager Tweak" app.

First mentioned on this forum here:

https://forum.cockos.com/showpost.ph...0&postcount=32

Equal · 12-07-2018, 03:47 PM

Thanks for the tip.
I have this app also installed, but unfortunately no response. Still shift+space does not respond in reaper.

JamesPeters · 12-07-2018, 04:30 PM

I just tried assigning shift+space to an action and wasn't able to do it either. (I'd never tried it when using Windows, so I don't know the expected behavior, but I can confirm what you're saying.) Shift+space isn't being used by my Linux install (as a system shortcut) either.

If I had extra mouse buttons I'd test those too. You might want to check what sort of support your mouse has in Linux just in case. See if it's a Reaper thing or not.

Equal · 12-08-2018, 02:40 AM

I will. Thanks for checking shift + space for me though!

Jack Winter · 12-08-2018, 03:03 AM

Does it show button presses for all the buttons if you test with the "xev" program? On my distro to be found in the xorg-xev package.

Equal · 12-08-2018, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Winter

Does it show button presses for all the buttons if you test with the "xev" program? On my distro to be found in the xorg-xev package.

Yes they are recognized. Here is the output:
left front button (on side) is 8
left back button (on side) is 9

Jack Winter · 12-08-2018, 10:53 AM

If xev sees them, then there are X events created for them.

I just tried and also don't seem to be able to bind them to anything in reaper. My best guess is that this needs to be fixed in reaper. I suppose that it does work in windows?

Equal · 12-09-2018, 05:05 AM

Yes both things (shift+space and mouse buttons) work in my windows version of reaper.
I made a report in the linux bugs thread.

12-06-2018, 05:06 PM	#1
Equal Human being with feelings Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 67	extra mouse buttons not recognized + shortcuts Hi guys, A question, for some odd reason my shortcut shift + space is not working. All the other shortcuts with shift + combinations do work. Also, I am not able to assign actions to my alternate mouse buttons ( button 9 and 8 I believe). Reaper recognizes them as left click and mouse wheel. I am running ubuntu 18.04 and in my os the extra mouse keys are recognized. Anybody some idea's? Many thanks!

12-08-2018, 03:03 AM	#6
Jack Winter Human being with feelings Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Luxembourg/Spain Posts: 1,922	Does it show button presses for all the buttons if you test with the "xev" program? On my distro to be found in the xorg-xev package. __________________ Reaper for Linux Documentation (WIP). Software: Archlinux/KDE, Fabfilter FX, Komplete 8, Nebula, Schwa/Stillwell, T-racks Max/Amplitube/SVX, etc. Gear: i7-2600k/4700HQ/16GB, RME Multiface/Babyface, Behringer X32, Genelec 8040, etc. :)

12-08-2018, 10:53 AM	#8
Jack Winter Human being with feelings Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Luxembourg/Spain Posts: 1,922	If xev sees them, then there are X events created for them. I just tried and also don't seem to be able to bind them to anything in reaper. My best guess is that this needs to be fixed in reaper. I suppose that it does work in windows? __________________ Reaper for Linux Documentation (WIP). Software: Archlinux/KDE, Fabfilter FX, Komplete 8, Nebula, Schwa/Stillwell, T-racks Max/Amplitube/SVX, etc. Gear: i7-2600k/4700HQ/16GB, RME Multiface/Babyface, Behringer X32, Genelec 8040, etc. :)

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12-06-2018, 07:23 PM	#2
JamesPeters Human being with feelings Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Near a big lake Posts: 3,943	This sort of thing is probably due to Linux "stealing" some shortcuts. You can change this using the "Window Manager Tweak" app. First mentioned on this forum here: https://forum.cockos.com/showpost.ph...0&postcount=32

12-07-2018, 03:47 PM	#3
Equal Human being with feelings Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 67	Thanks for the tip. I have this app also installed, but unfortunately no response. Still shift+space does not respond in reaper.

12-07-2018, 04:30 PM	#4
JamesPeters Human being with feelings Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Near a big lake Posts: 3,943	I just tried assigning shift+space to an action and wasn't able to do it either. (I'd never tried it when using Windows, so I don't know the expected behavior, but I can confirm what you're saying.) Shift+space isn't being used by my Linux install (as a system shortcut) either. If I had extra mouse buttons I'd test those too. You might want to check what sort of support your mouse has in Linux just in case. See if it's a Reaper thing or not.

12-08-2018, 02:40 AM	#5
Equal Human being with feelings Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 67	I will. Thanks for checking shift + space for me though!

12-09-2018, 05:05 AM	#9
Equal Human being with feelings Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 67	Yes both things (shift+space and mouse buttons) work in my windows version of reaper. I made a report in the linux bugs thread.