[kwlug-disc] Emulate trackpad click on keyboard

[Paul Nijjar]

This ought to be easy but my search-engine foo is weak, so I will
shamelessly abuse your inboxes and ask my question on this list. 

The left trackpad button on my netbook (a Sony VPCM111AX) is dying. It is
running Debian with the Spectrwm window manager. Double-tap to click
is supposed to be enabled on the trackpad but it does not work.
The device is reported as a PS/2 Synaptics Touchpad.

It is getting irritating to do without this left trackpad button,
because I still use a mouse for some things (selecting text, clicking
links in Firefox). Using an external mouse is sometimes possible but often
inconvenient. Is there some way I can map a key (maybe Caps Lock) to
behave like a left mouse button? If so how do I go about doing this?

I guess there are some solutions that will work for specific problems
(such as numbered links plugins for Firefox) but I am looking for a
more general solution if possible.

- Paul

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