On 09/04/18 17:50, Jim Price wrote:
> Getting the mouse button down and up in a short
> time is as difficult as getting a reliable double click it would seem.


After doing some more digging the libinput "DragLockButtons" option may
help with this:


>  Option "DragLockButtons" "L1 B1 L2 B2 ..."
> 
>     Sets "drag lock buttons" that simulate a button logically down even when 
> it has been physically released. To logically release a locked button, a 
> second click of the same button is required.
> 
>     If the option is a single button number, that button acts as the "meta" 
> locking button for the next button number. See section Button Drag Lock for 
> details.
> 
>     If the option is a list of button number pairs, the first number of each 
> number pair is the lock button, the second number the logical button number 
> to be locked. See section Button Drag Lock for details.
> 
>     For both meta and button pair configuration, the button numbers are 
> device button numbers, i.e. the ButtonMapping applies after drag lock.


http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man4/libinput.4.html


However, it also seems as though you're trying to address
mutually-exclusive issues. On the one hand, you want to allow a
single-click-then-move to trigger drag-and-drop behaviour, while at the
same time you want to prevent a single-click-and-move from triggering
drag-and-drop behaviour.

The only way to address this is to separate cursor movement from
clicking and so allow independent control over both activities. This can
not be accomplished with a single mouse - you either need to look again
at larger trackballs (with a central ball, Expert or Orbit-style), or
some other input device, for example a trackpad, trackpoint/joystick,
dedicated "click" key/button, or breath controller.

J

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