#!/bin/sh

# Set the mouse buttons appropriately for mouse on left or right side.
# Invoke this under the name 'lmouse' or 'rmouse' (via symlink).

NAME=`basename "${0}"`

UNUSED_BUTTONS="4 5 6 7 8 9 10"

if [ "${NAME}" = "lmouse" ]; then
  xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 ${UNUSED_BUTTONS}"
elif [ "${NAME}" = "rmouse" ]; then
  xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1 ${UNUSED_BUTTONS}"
else
  echo "WARNING: Unrecognized invocation name: '${NAME}'" >&2
fi

# xmodmap might print a warning; if that warning is confusing, see
# https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xmodmap/issues/2
# https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xmodmap/merge_requests/1

# One could also use 'xinput --list' followed by something like
# 'xinput --set-button-map ID_OR_NAME 1 2 3'.