Karabiner-elements: Remap Mouse Buttons to Forward/Backwards in Browser

[d0paminefiend]

I want to remap Kensington Expert Wireless Trackball buttons 3 and 4 (top left and right buttons) for forward and backward in all browsers. I do not know how to use code.

[jwanja]

For the two browsers that I use, Safari and Chrome, their Back/Forward shortcuts aren't possible to recreate with KE. The workaround that I use, no guarantees it'll work with your setup, is the following:

• Change the shortcut for Back/Forward in your browser to F18/F19
  
  
  
  • Go to Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts
  
  
  • Add a shortcut for "Back" and "Forward" for your browser
  
  
• Remap the buttons on your mouse to F18/F19

This workaround starts falling apart if you use an application that makes use of F18/F19.

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