Once you've made your selection from the drop-down list, simply click Apply to make it start working immediately.

This is really a handy utility, almost on par with my all-time favorite tool, . If your middle mouse button is sitting idly by while your other buttons work overtime, I definitely recommend giving X-Mouse a try.

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