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Questions tagged [mouse]

A mouse is a pointing device. Although the mouse is not essential for running the Raspberry Pi, it is very useful when dealing with GUIs. Use this tag for any questions related to how to use mice with the Raspberry Pi.

The mouse is not an essential peripheral for use with the Raspberry Pi, though it makes the use of Graphic User Interfaces (GUIs) easier.

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How can I use a bluetooth mouse and keyboard?

I have a spare Mac keyboard that I'd like to use with my Raspberry Pi when it's plugged into my TV, so that I can use it for surfing internet on my TV. Has anyone got a working configuration with a bluetooth mouse and keyboard, and a recipe for…
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Having launched X, can I shutdown without a mouse?

I've launched into X using startx, but now can't shutdown my pi, as I have no mouse, and I can't seem to access anything with the keyboard alone. What can I do?
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How to permanently hide mouse pointer or cursor on Raspberry PI?

I am running Raspbian Jessie on Raspberry PI 2 Model B along with a touchscreen. I just noticed that whenever I use the touchscreen display, mouse pointer also follows my finger tips. I don't want that. I want to be able to permanently hide the…
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Forward mouse and keyboard input to X session

I'm accessing my Pi via SSH. My network is too slow to actually forward the Pi's desktop back to my laptop, so I have a monitor connected to my Pi. When I startx through Putty, I see the desktop on my Pi. All is good. However, I cannot do anything…
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To what extent can the device be used without a mouse?

I'm sure I read somewhere that the RPi can be used without a mouse, but is this 100% true? (I am planning on using debian.) To what extent can I control it without a mouse? Will I be able to do everything with just a keyboard, or are there some…
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Hide cursor in Raspbian

I am not using a mouse in the installation of the Raspberry Pi. However, the cursor shows up right in the center of the screen. Ideally I would like it to be there for 5 seconds, then disappear. Or have it only appear when the mouse is plugged…
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Disabling USB ports

I'm using the RPI to create a program, but I need to disable the USB ports so that the end user cannot plug in a keyboard or mouse and mess with the device. Is this possible, and if so how is it done?
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How do I make my USB mouse work with my wireless adapter?

UPDATE At some point, this started working after a kernel/firmware update, so it's not really a valid question any more (or else, the solution is "update your RPi") Original question I have a Raspberry Pi Model B running Raspbian, and I have an…
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Is it possible to move the mouse pointer with the arrow keys?

If so, how? I'm using Raspbian Stretch. I looked in the Openbox config manager and keyboard and mouse configuration. I would like to move the pointer without a mouse using the arrow keys.
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Is it possible to install and configure a Raspberry Pi without a wired keyboard or mouse?

I've just bought the Raspberry Pi and I want to follow the NOOB tutorial in order to get the base operating system working. I don't have any keyboard or mouse, so I have to buy them. My idea is to buy a non-wired keyboard and mouse, but I'm not…
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Wireless USB Touchpad not working as mouse. Why?

I have recently bought a Logitech T650 wireless USB touchpad. This touchpad works fine in the Raspbian desktop environment. But when I run some applications, this mouse doesn't work inside the application. The regular mouses (both wired and…
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Use raspi to redirect wireless/bluetooth keyboard to different computers

I have around 5 computers, and having 5 keyboards is 4 too many for me right now. What I want to do is connect my Kinesis Advantage (wired) keyboard to my raspi, have the raspi redirect all incoming keystroaks to one of the 5 computers, and toggle…
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How do I simulate mouse right click from Keyboard?

I have only a keyboard attached to my Raspberry Pi. How do I simulate a mouse right click from keyboard itself? I tried various keys like Shift + F10, Alt + . and also the right click button in my keyboard, but nothing seems to be working. I am…
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How would I use right click on a single click mouse

Return to the FAQ I have a single click apple mouse which I am using to control my Raspberry Pi. I am using the recommended Raspbian "Wheezy". Is there a way for me to make it so that ctrl-click is right click?
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Blank Gui screen, mouse pointer ONLY!

Now treat me gently, I'm already a brusied noob! I thought I was "reasonably" OK with computers, having built my own 8 bit 4K (yes, 4000 bytes) computer a few [ahem] years back, and am not afraid to dive into PCs. And yes, I grew up on DOS, so some…
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