How can I configure "mousekeys"?

Question

Under 11.04, the option to control the pointer with the numpad was set in the Hardware/Keyboard settings page.

How can I turn on mousekeys or configure them in newer releases?

Solution 1

In 11.10 and above you go to System Settings in the Power cog menu and select Universal Access.

Under the Pointing and clicking tab you will see a slider that lets you turn Mouse Keys on and off. The label says: Control the pointer using the keypad.

Solution 2

grahammechanical's answer is good, but I want to talk about some extra features as I've dreamed to be a "keyboard geek" which turned out to be too extreme:

1.Killing mice, one at a time(replace mouse keys)

xdotool - command-line X11 automation tool（+keyborad custom shortcuts）

xdotool click 3（context menu）
xdotool click 2（middle）
xdotool click 1（left click）

2.replace mouse movement(use keyboard to move mouse pointer more accurate - need the support of "universal access -> Mouse Keys")

xkbset - user preference utility for XKB extensions for X

ma - mousekeysaccel

-xkbset ma 60 10 10 5 2
xkbset ma 60 10 10 20 10

Comments

[Admin]

How do I configure it further? It only moves one pixel at a time when I press the arrows.

[Admin]

How do I configure mouse keys once it's enabled? It only moves 1 pixel at a time, I'd like it to move faster.