Configuring Xubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) on an IBM Thinkpad T41

Firefox

Forward/Back buttons

1. gedit ~/.Xmodmap
2. Add the following:
   

       keycode 234 = XF86Back
       keycode 233 = XF86Forward
       

3. Restart X with Cntl-Alt-Backspace.

Backspace to go back

1. about:config
2. Set browser.backspace_action to 0.

Middle mouse button to scroll

1. Become root.
2. vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf
3. Add the following:

       Section "InputDevice"
               Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
               Driver          "mouse"
               Option          "CorePointer"
               Option          "EmulateWheel"   "true"
               Option          "EmulateWheelButton"  "2"
       EndSection
       

4. Restart X with Cntl-Alt-Backspace.