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MMO mouse for linux? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi!

I'm looking for an inexpensive MMO mouse (that's a mouse with way more that five buttons) that's fully supported by Linux.

That also means there's some kind of tool that lets me configure what all the extra buttons do.
For example I want to map Ctrl+C & Ctrl+V and virtual desktop switching to the mouse buttons.

But honestly it's difficult to find any such mouse.
I stumbled upon this link and there are several mouses listed. The first place isn't on sale anymore. It was also way to expensive. The second place has this rubber coating that dissolves in disgusting black paint after a year or two. The article also mentioned 8 programmable buttons but the mouse only has 6 and 7 button variants. The third one doesn't have enough buttons. And so on.

Is there a site/place where I can search and compare mouses with lots of buttons that has a configuration/mapping tool running on Linux?

I first thought to reach out to a mouse/periphery/hardware community but chose not to do it. Most people do not use Linux so answers from them won't be as helpful as yours.

Thank you for your time!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

There really isn't any decent Linux support for anything beyond the basic 5 button mouse without use of 3rd party apps. Even the "name brands" suffer from mass market shitty build quality that negates any "linux compatible" bonus points.

Then there's the issue of the mouse hardware itself. Good luck finding an "MMO Mouse" that correctly reports every button as it's own input. Which makes the whole "Just remap it, it's an HID" aspect annoying. Redragon seems especially guilty in this area.