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[Request] Mouse buttons as hotkey

Hello,

I'd like to define mouse buttons as (global) hotkeys. Is it possible to do this?

Thanks,
Andrew

[Request] Mouse buttons as hotkey

Reply #1 –
If you have third-party mouse software installed (e.g. Logitech SetPoint) you might be able to bind your mouse button to a key combination, and then bind that key combination to the action you want in foobar2000. There are some hotkey programs out there that might do a similar thing. That's one possible workaround, anyway.

[Request] Mouse buttons as hotkey

Reply #2 –
Thanks for the answer.

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bind your mouse button to a key combination

I do this already. But some combinations are used by other programs, too. I'd like to set the mouse buttons directly as hotkey.

[Request] Mouse buttons as hotkey

Reply #3 –
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I'd like to define mouse buttons as (global) hotkeys. Is it possible to do this?


Isn't it possible, or is my request be ignored?

[Request] Mouse buttons as hotkey

Reply #4 –
It's not possible using existing infrastructure. Windows has built-in support for keyboard shortcuts, but it doesn't work for mouse buttons, so this would need to be done using a system-level hook or some other hack, maybe even depending on mouse manufacturer/model.
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bind your mouse button to a key combination
I do this already. But some combinations are used by other programs, too.
Use a key you can't push directly then. I doubt any program uses F13, for example.
Full-quoting makes you scroll past the same junk over and over.