mherrmann / mherrmann/fman

Some mouses (eg. Logitech Performance MX, 8&9) have a button that maps to back/forward in nearly every application. Make this work in fman as well.

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Python
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Description

Back/forward was implemented in fman 0.3.6. The only thing that remains is to make it possible to bind these mouse button presses to fman commands.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named in the issue. Start by locating the existing back/forward implementation and the command-binding entry point, then trace how mouse button events are represented; done means Logitech-style back/forward button presses can be bound to fman commands and the behavior is covered by an appropriate test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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