Comment 64 for bug 62949

(In reply to miranda from comment #56)
> (In reply to Bernd Steinhauser from comment #55)
> > Yes, that works. It would still be a good thing if mouse buttons could be
> > assigned directly, so you can avoid having to assign a key (combination) to
> > that button. Personally, I think that it should not matter to the DE whether
> > a button event was triggered by a mouse button and key presse or even a
> > button press by a game controller.
>
> Apologies if I wasn't clear, that was in response to Nate - I agree with you
> here. A workaround is just that, a workaround, meaning from my perspective
> the feature request should still be open.

I think it's ok if this one is closed, but as a mid- to long-term goal, it should still be on the list in my opinion.
It might be helpful though to put that into a new feature request outlining the problems and goals more precisely.