Mouse clicks stop registering in some windows
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Yesterday and today I have been struggling with a strange problem: in some windows, the mouse clicks are ignored:
Symptoms:
- The pointer is fine, the keyboard is fine, but I can neither left- nor right-click. Moving the pointer to another window, it works fine again.
- Affected windows include Chrome - and the Unity launcher itself!
- After another reboot, I could operate Unity and Chrome. But when I then launched Gedit, Gedit didn't want my clicks - and then Chrome didn't see them anymore either (until the next reboot)!
- For each affected window, it's the entire window including borders, menus, close button, scroll bars, everything. Each such window can still be operated with the keyboard, but only as far as keyboard shortcuts that are offered, and faux-mouse navigation using tab+space.
- update: it seems that the clicks go through the active window and hit the one behind! I couldn't click in the browser, but when I double-clicked, I noticed that a text line in the terminal window behind the browser was highlighted.
Things I've already tried, yet the problem persists:
- searched Askubuntu for similar problems,
- a round of update&upgrade&reboot,
- replaced the mouse batteries,
- because the mouse works just fine in some windows, I'm ruling out a hardware problem,
- reboot again and struggle on until the problem happens again,
- reboot into a live 17.10 from a USB stick, ...
Help!?
- wait a minute: if the problem persists even on an USB live version then it's not my installation, then it must be the mouse!
- I switched to an old wireless mouse&USB dongle (using the AA batteries from the previous mouse!) and that seems to work just fine! But then how in the world could the previous mouse click through the active window??
- I want my good mouse back
I'm running a plain 16.04 without problems since it was released. I use a Logitech M705 wireless mouse and a Logitech K230 wireless keyboard on a shared USB dongle.
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Yesterday and today I have been struggling with a strange problem: in some windows, the mouse clicks are ignored:
Symptoms:
- The pointer is fine, the keyboard is fine, but I can neither left- nor right-click. Moving the pointer to another window, it works fine again.
- Affected windows include Chrome - and the Unity launcher itself!
- After another reboot, I could operate Unity and Chrome. But when I then launched Gedit, Gedit didn't want my clicks - and then Chrome didn't see them anymore either (until the next reboot)!
- For each affected window, it's the entire window including borders, menus, close button, scroll bars, everything. Each such window can still be operated with the keyboard, but only as far as keyboard shortcuts that are offered, and faux-mouse navigation using tab+space.
- update: it seems that the clicks go through the active window and hit the one behind! I couldn't click in the browser, but when I double-clicked, I noticed that a text line in the terminal window behind the browser was highlighted.
Things I've already tried, yet the problem persists:
- searched Askubuntu for similar problems,
- a round of update&upgrade&reboot,
- replaced the mouse batteries,
- because the mouse works just fine in some windows, I'm ruling out a hardware problem,
- reboot again and struggle on until the problem happens again,
- reboot into a live 17.10 from a USB stick, ...
Help!?
- wait a minute: if the problem persists even on an USB live version then it's not my installation, then it must be the mouse!
- I switched to an old wireless mouse&USB dongle (using the AA batteries from the previous mouse!) and that seems to work just fine! But then how in the world could the previous mouse click through the active window??
- I want my good mouse back
I'm running a plain 16.04 without problems since it was released. I use a Logitech M705 wireless mouse and a Logitech K230 wireless keyboard on a shared USB dongle.
unity mouse
asked Dec 13 '17 at 19:50
Torben Gundtofte-Bruun
4,4782462100
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Exactly the same reported here askubuntu.com/questions/662789/… and most likely the same here askubuntu.com/questions/588646/…
– ndemou
Oct 31 at 11:02
I have the exact same problem on 16.04. Changing the mouse solves the problem but it seems insane because I was working with the "bad" mouse for many months. Unplugging/replugging/changing USB port and similar voodoo don't work. You can get a few minutes of relief by switching to/from text console (ctrl-alt-f1, then ctrl-alt-f7). The mouse that gives me problems is a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse. An old Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optiocal works fine.
– ndemou
Nov 7 at 11:32
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Yesterday and today I have been struggling with a strange problem: in some windows, the mouse clicks are ignored:
Symptoms:
- The pointer is fine, the keyboard is fine, but I can neither left- nor right-click. Moving the pointer to another window, it works fine again.
- Affected windows include Chrome - and the Unity launcher itself!
- After another reboot, I could operate Unity and Chrome. But when I then launched Gedit, Gedit didn't want my clicks - and then Chrome didn't see them anymore either (until the next reboot)!
- For each affected window, it's the entire window including borders, menus, close button, scroll bars, everything. Each such window can still be operated with the keyboard, but only as far as keyboard shortcuts that are offered, and faux-mouse navigation using tab+space.
- update: it seems that the clicks go through the active window and hit the one behind! I couldn't click in the browser, but when I double-clicked, I noticed that a text line in the terminal window behind the browser was highlighted.
Things I've already tried, yet the problem persists:
- searched Askubuntu for similar problems,
- a round of update&upgrade&reboot,
- replaced the mouse batteries,
- because the mouse works just fine in some windows, I'm ruling out a hardware problem,
- reboot again and struggle on until the problem happens again,
- reboot into a live 17.10 from a USB stick, ...
Help!?
- wait a minute: if the problem persists even on an USB live version then it's not my installation, then it must be the mouse!
- I switched to an old wireless mouse&USB dongle (using the AA batteries from the previous mouse!) and that seems to work just fine! But then how in the world could the previous mouse click through the active window??
- I want my good mouse back
I'm running a plain 16.04 without problems since it was released. I use a Logitech M705 wireless mouse and a Logitech K230 wireless keyboard on a shared USB dongle.
unity mouse
asked Dec 13 '17 at 19:50
Torben Gundtofte-Bruun
4,4782462100
Yesterday and today I have been struggling with a strange problem: in some windows, the mouse clicks are ignored:
Symptoms:
- The pointer is fine, the keyboard is fine, but I can neither left- nor right-click. Moving the pointer to another window, it works fine again.
- Affected windows include Chrome - and the Unity launcher itself!
- After another reboot, I could operate Unity and Chrome. But when I then launched Gedit, Gedit didn't want my clicks - and then Chrome didn't see them anymore either (until the next reboot)!
- For each affected window, it's the entire window including borders, menus, close button, scroll bars, everything. Each such window can still be operated with the keyboard, but only as far as keyboard shortcuts that are offered, and faux-mouse navigation using tab+space.
- update: it seems that the clicks go through the active window and hit the one behind! I couldn't click in the browser, but when I double-clicked, I noticed that a text line in the terminal window behind the browser was highlighted.
Things I've already tried, yet the problem persists:
- searched Askubuntu for similar problems,
- a round of update&upgrade&reboot,
- replaced the mouse batteries,
- because the mouse works just fine in some windows, I'm ruling out a hardware problem,
- reboot again and struggle on until the problem happens again,
- reboot into a live 17.10 from a USB stick, ...
Help!?
- wait a minute: if the problem persists even on an USB live version then it's not my installation, then it must be the mouse!
- I switched to an old wireless mouse&USB dongle (using the AA batteries from the previous mouse!) and that seems to work just fine! But then how in the world could the previous mouse click through the active window??
- I want my good mouse back
I'm running a plain 16.04 without problems since it was released. I use a Logitech M705 wireless mouse and a Logitech K230 wireless keyboard on a shared USB dongle.
unity mouse
unity mouse
asked Dec 13 '17 at 19:50
Torben Gundtofte-Bruun
4,4782462100
asked Dec 13 '17 at 19:50
Torben Gundtofte-Bruun
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edited Dec 13 '17 at 20:18
asked Dec 13 '17 at 19:50
Torben Gundtofte-Bruun
4,4782462100
asked Dec 13 '17 at 19:50
Torben Gundtofte-Bruun
4,4782462100
asked Dec 13 '17 at 19:50
Torben Gundtofte-Bruun
4,4782462100
4,4782462100
This question has an open bounty worth +100
reputation from ndemou ending in 5 days.
This question has not received enough attention.
This question has an open bounty worth +100
reputation from ndemou ending in 5 days.
This question has not received enough attention.
Exactly the same reported here askubuntu.com/questions/662789/… and most likely the same here askubuntu.com/questions/588646/…
– ndemou
Oct 31 at 11:02
I have the exact same problem on 16.04. Changing the mouse solves the problem but it seems insane because I was working with the "bad" mouse for many months. Unplugging/replugging/changing USB port and similar voodoo don't work. You can get a few minutes of relief by switching to/from text console (ctrl-alt-f1, then ctrl-alt-f7). The mouse that gives me problems is a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse. An old Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optiocal works fine.
– ndemou
Nov 7 at 11:32
add a comment |
Exactly the same reported here askubuntu.com/questions/662789/… and most likely the same here askubuntu.com/questions/588646/…
– ndemou
Oct 31 at 11:02
I have the exact same problem on 16.04. Changing the mouse solves the problem but it seems insane because I was working with the "bad" mouse for many months. Unplugging/replugging/changing USB port and similar voodoo don't work. You can get a few minutes of relief by switching to/from text console (ctrl-alt-f1, then ctrl-alt-f7). The mouse that gives me problems is a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse. An old Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optiocal works fine.
– ndemou
Nov 7 at 11:32
Exactly the same reported here askubuntu.com/questions/662789/… and most likely the same here askubuntu.com/questions/588646/…
– ndemou
Oct 31 at 11:02
Exactly the same reported here askubuntu.com/questions/662789/… and most likely the same here askubuntu.com/questions/588646/…
– ndemou
Oct 31 at 11:02
I have the exact same problem on 16.04. Changing the mouse solves the problem but it seems insane because I was working with the "bad" mouse for many months. Unplugging/replugging/changing USB port and similar voodoo don't work. You can get a few minutes of relief by switching to/from text console (ctrl-alt-f1, then ctrl-alt-f7). The mouse that gives me problems is a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse. An old Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optiocal works fine.
– ndemou
Nov 7 at 11:32
I have the exact same problem on 16.04. Changing the mouse solves the problem but it seems insane because I was working with the "bad" mouse for many months. Unplugging/replugging/changing USB port and similar voodoo don't work. You can get a few minutes of relief by switching to/from text console (ctrl-alt-f1, then ctrl-alt-f7). The mouse that gives me problems is a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse. An old Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optiocal works fine.
– ndemou
Nov 7 at 11:32
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Your mouse may have been picked up as a touch pad rather than a physical mouse. I would humbly assume this is because you are using a device that is not on Ubuntu's list of supported devices. There have been similar errors reported for 18.04
You can attempt to remedy it if this is the issue by completing the following steps.
- Go to your software app
- Install the
gnome tweak tool
- Select keyboard and mouse
- Go to
mouse click emulation
- If fingers is selected then this was indeed your issue
- Swap to area and then close
It should work fine now.
edited Nov 12 at 22:56
starbuck
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answered Nov 12 at 20:19
tREEs
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There is no "mouse click emulation" in my "gnome tweak tool". There is however the "click method" where I can select "default","fingers","areas","none". It was default I tried areas and none but nothing changed.
– ndemou
Nov 13 at 10:06
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
1
down vote
Your mouse may have been picked up as a touch pad rather than a physical mouse. I would humbly assume this is because you are using a device that is not on Ubuntu's list of supported devices. There have been similar errors reported for 18.04
You can attempt to remedy it if this is the issue by completing the following steps.
- Go to your software app
- Install the
gnome tweak tool
- Select keyboard and mouse
- Go to
mouse click emulation
- If fingers is selected then this was indeed your issue
- Swap to area and then close
It should work fine now.
edited Nov 12 at 22:56
starbuck
16717
answered Nov 12 at 20:19
tREEs
14512
1
There is no "mouse click emulation" in my "gnome tweak tool". There is however the "click method" where I can select "default","fingers","areas","none". It was default I tried areas and none but nothing changed.
– ndemou
Nov 13 at 10:06
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
Your mouse may have been picked up as a touch pad rather than a physical mouse. I would humbly assume this is because you are using a device that is not on Ubuntu's list of supported devices. There have been similar errors reported for 18.04
You can attempt to remedy it if this is the issue by completing the following steps.
- Go to your software app
- Install the
gnome tweak tool
- Select keyboard and mouse
- Go to
mouse click emulation
- If fingers is selected then this was indeed your issue
- Swap to area and then close
It should work fine now.
edited Nov 12 at 22:56
starbuck
16717
answered Nov 12 at 20:19
tREEs
14512
1
There is no "mouse click emulation" in my "gnome tweak tool". There is however the "click method" where I can select "default","fingers","areas","none". It was default I tried areas and none but nothing changed.
– ndemou
Nov 13 at 10:06
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Your mouse may have been picked up as a touch pad rather than a physical mouse. I would humbly assume this is because you are using a device that is not on Ubuntu's list of supported devices. There have been similar errors reported for 18.04
You can attempt to remedy it if this is the issue by completing the following steps.
- Go to your software app
- Install the
gnome tweak tool
- Select keyboard and mouse
- Go to
mouse click emulation
- If fingers is selected then this was indeed your issue
- Swap to area and then close
It should work fine now.
edited Nov 12 at 22:56
starbuck
16717
answered Nov 12 at 20:19
tREEs
14512
Your mouse may have been picked up as a touch pad rather than a physical mouse. I would humbly assume this is because you are using a device that is not on Ubuntu's list of supported devices. There have been similar errors reported for 18.04
You can attempt to remedy it if this is the issue by completing the following steps.
- Go to your software app
- Install the
gnome tweak tool
- Select keyboard and mouse
- Go to
mouse click emulation
- If fingers is selected then this was indeed your issue
- Swap to area and then close
It should work fine now.
edited Nov 12 at 22:56
starbuck
16717
answered Nov 12 at 20:19
tREEs
14512
edited Nov 12 at 22:56
starbuck
16717
edited Nov 12 at 22:56
starbuck
16717
edited Nov 12 at 22:56
starbuck
16717
16717
answered Nov 12 at 20:19
tREEs
14512
answered Nov 12 at 20:19
tREEs
14512
answered Nov 12 at 20:19
tREEs
14512
14512
1
There is no "mouse click emulation" in my "gnome tweak tool". There is however the "click method" where I can select "default","fingers","areas","none". It was default I tried areas and none but nothing changed.
– ndemou
Nov 13 at 10:06
add a comment |
1
There is no "mouse click emulation" in my "gnome tweak tool". There is however the "click method" where I can select "default","fingers","areas","none". It was default I tried areas and none but nothing changed.
– ndemou
Nov 13 at 10:06
1
1
There is no "mouse click emulation" in my "gnome tweak tool". There is however the "click method" where I can select "default","fingers","areas","none". It was default I tried areas and none but nothing changed.
– ndemou
Nov 13 at 10:06
There is no "mouse click emulation" in my "gnome tweak tool". There is however the "click method" where I can select "default","fingers","areas","none". It was default I tried areas and none but nothing changed.
– ndemou
Nov 13 at 10:06
add a comment |
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Exactly the same reported here askubuntu.com/questions/662789/… and most likely the same here askubuntu.com/questions/588646/…
– ndemou
Oct 31 at 11:02
I have the exact same problem on 16.04. Changing the mouse solves the problem but it seems insane because I was working with the "bad" mouse for many months. Unplugging/replugging/changing USB port and similar voodoo don't work. You can get a few minutes of relief by switching to/from text console (ctrl-alt-f1, then ctrl-alt-f7). The mouse that gives me problems is a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse. An old Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optiocal works fine.
– ndemou
Nov 7 at 11:32