The New Hotness

The FDI file is similar to the one I used for Xubuntu, with the exact match changed to a partial match. For some reason, the exact match seemed to not work.

Because the XFCE4 Mouse configuration utility sets handedness on a per-mouse basis, you need not swap buttons 1+3 here. I did, anyway, and the mouse automagically came up left-handed.

I swapped 2+8, the top two buttons, putting the browser “back one page” button at the upper left and the “open in new tab” button at the upper right.

The contents of /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-expertmouse.fdi:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
 <device>
 <match key="input.product" contains="Kensington Expert Mouse">
 <append key="input.x11_options.ButtonMapping" type="string">3 8 1 4 5 6 7 2</append>
 </match>
 </device>
</deviceinfo>

And, for whatever reason, the scroll ring now works perfectly without the least hint of stuttering or jamming.