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@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@ This program is a replacement for the physical mouse in X11. -It aims to be simple and efficient. - Features: - move the mouse with different speeds - click and grab +- scroll - execute shell commands -## Installation +## Installation ``` make sudo make install @@ -22,14 +21,25 @@ Debian based distros: sudo apt-get install libx11-dev libxtst-dev ``` -## Configuration - -Edit config.h and reinstall. The configuration file should be self explaining. - ## Usage When starting xmouseless, it grabs the keyboard and all defined bindings are available. When pressing an exit key, the program exits. -You probably want to define a key binding for xmouseless in your desktop -environment or window manager. +The usage is quite intuitive and with some practice, you can move the pointer to +a specific location very fast. Basically, you move the pointer by pressing some +keys (the defaults are i, k, j and l for up, down, left and right) +and change the speed by pressing modifier keys. +The keys f, d and s (by default) are used to simulate mouse clicks and grabbing. +With some other keys, you can scroll up, down, left and right and execute +previously defined shell commands. + +You probably want to define a key binding to start xmouseless. + + +## Configuration + +The configuration is done in config.h, which is a C header file, +but you don't need any programming knowledge to edit it. +After you edited the file, you have to run make again. + |