Closed Bug 259450 Opened 20 years ago Closed 20 years ago

Logitech MX1000 Back and Forward buttons don't work [SetPoint]

Categories

(Core :: XUL, defect)

Product:
Core
Component:
XUL
Platform:
x86
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED INVALID

People

(Reporter: harelf, Assigned: bugzilla)

References

Details

(Whiteboard: Please read comment 10 for solution) 

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040911 Firefox/0.10
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040911 Firefox/0.10

I just recently got the new Logitech MX1000 mouse and the back and forward
buttons do not work.  For instance going back to a previous page I just visited
I have to hit the back button on the browser rather than click the mouse button.
 I just upgraded from the old Logitech MX700, which I did not have a problem
with.  At first I thought it might be the mouse, but those functions do work
with Internet Explorer.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open Firefox
2.Go to any webpage
3.Try using the mouse buttons to go back or forth

Actual Results:  
I cannot use the mouse to view the last webpage visited or forward to go to the
webpage I was just at.

Expected Results:  
The mouse should allow me to go back to the webpage I was at previoulsy or
forward to the page I was just at. 

This problem only occurs when I use Firefox.  I do not have this problem with
Internet Explorer or My Computer.
Hey,

I've got the very same problem, I'm new to bugzilla and just wonder if these
problems usually get solved?
I have the same problem.

However, I believe removing the logitech drivers and using the default Microsoft
Windows ones will allow the back and forward buttons to work. 

Problem with this is that you lose the special functions of the MX1000 such as
the task switcher and being able to assign functions to buttons etc...
Then what would be the whole point of me getting that mouse?  HAHA...
I didnt get a mouse for that price just for it to not work properly...
I just hope they fix it soon...
I have faith in Mozilla...

In reply to comment #2)
> I have the same problem.
> However, I believe removing the logitech drivers and using the default 
Microsoft
> Windows ones will allow the back and forward buttons to work. 
> Problem with this is that you lose the special functions of the MX1000 such as
> the task switcher and being able to assign functions to buttons etc...


My Logitech back button doesn't work within Foxfire either.
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i have the same problem, and much more friend of mine too. I think that firefox
is  incompatible with logitech's driver, because shutting off logitech's
Setpoint (the new driver for cordless mouse), the two buttons start to work
appropriately.
Found the "fix" for this issue on the logitech site:
 You need to assign the "Back" and "Forward" buttons as "Generic Button" in
SetPoint. Here's what you do:

1 - Open SetPoint
2 - Select "7 - Forward Button" or "8 - Back Button"
3 - In the "Select Task" list, select "Other"
4 - After you select "Other" you will see the "Select Function" button. Click it.
5 - You will be presented with a drop-down list of functions. Select "Generic
Button", which is the 2nd option.
6 - Repeat for the Back button or Forward button. 
nice one
Cool...

Very good...

Thank You!!!
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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Status: RESOLVED → UNCONFIRMED
Resolution: FIXED → ---
This bug is invalid if it's not an issue with Firefo or Mozilla.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago → 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
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Whiteboard: Please read comment 10 for solution
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Component: General → XP Toolkit/Widgets
Product: Firefox → Core
Version: unspecified → Trunk
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I have gotten a fix from Logitech that involves reassigning the buttons 
to "generic mouse" and that seems to work fine.
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Alternate solution:
Add firefox.exe to the "Application Specific Settings" for the default "Forward"
and "Back" actions in Logitech SetPoint. The advantage of this solution is that
other "Application Specific Settings" will also be in effect, specifically
Forward and Back change sheets in MS Excel.

1 - Open SetPoint

2 - Change button 7 back to "Forward" and button 8 back to "Back"

3 - Make sure "Application Specific Settings" is checked

4 - Click "OK" to close the SetPoint settings window

5 - Right-click the SetPoint icon in the System Trey and select "Exit" to close
SetPoint completely

6 - Open "C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application
Data\Logitech\SetPoint\user.xml" in your favorite text editor (notepad will work).

7 - Around line 94 you should see this section:
                     <AppOverride App="hh.exe" HandlerSet="ShiftBackSpace">
                        <Handler Class="KeyStroke">
                           <Param KeyName="+{BKSP}"/>
                        </Handler>
                     </AppOverride>
This sets an application specific override for the HTML Help (hh.exe) program to
use Shift+Backspace for the Forward action. Duplicate this section and change
"hh.exe" to "firefox.exe"

8 - Around line 150 you should see this section:
                     <AppOverride App="hh.exe" HandlerSet="BackSpace">
                        <Handler Class="KeyStroke">
                           <Param KeyName="{BKSP}"/>
                        </Handler>
                     </AppOverride>
Duplicate this section and change the "hh.exe" to "firefox.exe" to use Backspace
for the Back action in Firefox.

9 - Run "C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\KEM.exe" to reload Logitech SetPoint
(or restart Windows).

Note to other hackers: this method can be used to set up overrides for other
programs if you want.

-Richard L. Owens
Another alternative: 
Set up the buttons as keybindings for Alt-Left and Alt-Right. Works possibly
better than generic button if you don't want to edit XML files.
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Commenting since the workaround is unnecessary. If you obtain the latest version
of SetPoint, the buttons work without changing anything, although you will need
to set the middle button to "middle click".
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Summary: Logitech MX1000 Back and Forward buttons don't work with the program → Logitech MX1000 Back and Forward buttons don't work [SetPoint]
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(In reply to comment #10)
Just for the German readers: "Generic Button" => "Standardtaste"
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Forward and Back using Logitech MX1000
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=331922
(In reply to comment #36)
Bug in Setpoint is NOT fixed with Fx 3.0.x and actual Setpoint 4.72
Wrote E-Mail to Logitech Support

Workaround with keybindings Alt-Left and Alt-Right as mentioned in Logitech Knowledge Base still works
http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/logitech_en_amr.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2178
My workaround is to NOT install the Logitech drivers and then all of the buttons on the mouse (MX518) work as they should. Funny how that works out.
I also got this annoyance with mine MX1000, as you maybe not everyone of you know, the MX1000 got a few very useful buttons that enhances your work if you assign them correctly, for example my mittle "thumb" button, is used as Alt+F4 to quickly turn of webpages, games and everything else that closes with this command. And the Setpoint software is essential for this to work. 

Ive noticed that this bug happens especially when you press the Back or Forward button when viewing videos online, for instance on youtube and other sites.
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