Bug 213969

Summary:	can't do anything with my mouse
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	Daniel Boff <dan.boff>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	a.samirh78, andresbajotierra, kde, kde
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Unspecified
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Daniel Boff 2009-11-10 13:07:54 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.3.3)
Installed from:    Archlinux Packages

first of all: I can't really reproduce this, but it happens everyday at least one time:

* I have my webbrowser, amarok, dolphin and several other apps open and all of a sudden my mouse doesn't work anymore. I can use the cursor as usual, but now windows activates by clicking and also no window element (button...) reacts to clicking.

* I can still use my keyboard to switch between apps, save files with Ctrl+S and write text. But there's no reponse when I'm clicking with my mouse.

* I have this bug since the last update (4.3.3-1) on the same day there was also the xorg update, so it could be somehow related to this.

* neither killall kwin && kwin -replace nor killall plasma-desktop && plasma-desktop helps

* I still believe that the bug is at least somehow related to plamsa and maybe khotkeys, which I use extensivly (to close apps, switch desktop,make new tabs).

I tried to reproduce it for some days now, but I have no clue what excactly causes this, maybe there's a window, that doesn't give it's focus away?

Comment 1 Daniel Boff 2009-11-10 13:13:31 UTC

but now
windows activates by clicking and also no window element (button...) reacts to, should have been:
but NO
window activates by clicking ...

Comment 2 Dario Andres 2009-11-11 13:16:24 UTC

Er.. I have also experiencing this bug with the last Xorg updates on ArchLinux (1.7), and I fixed it disabling the Mouse Gestures on the Input Actions KCM (System Settings/Input Actions/Settings/Uncheck the Gesture options/Restart) 
- Can you check if this steps fix your bug too ? (so then we can reassign this to the Gestures manager developer)
Thanks

Comment 3 Daniel Boff 2009-11-14 17:09:11 UTC

hm, disabling mouse gestures really seems to have fixed the issue. i tried it for several days now and everything's fine.

Comment 4 Daniel Boff 2009-12-01 00:23:37 UTC

so how exactly can this be re-assigned to gesture manager developer?

Comment 5 Michael Jansen 2009-12-08 03:32:12 UTC

The khotkeys maintainer was already cc'd but had no time :)

Are you still able to reproduce this problem? I guess the gesture code tries to catch a gesture and never releases the mouse again. Now if i find a way to check what x11 thinks about the mouse we could test the theory :( .

Comment 6 Daniel Boff 2009-12-08 17:00:50 UTC

I just activated gestures again and the problem still exists. I can only get my mouse working again after restarting X.
how can I help you?

Comment 7 Ahmad Samir 2010-04-10 19:53:19 UTC

I still see the same problem with kde4.4.x and X server 1.7; I tested with with X server 1.6.x and kde4.3.x .

The bug happens if I click and hold the mouse gesture button, in my case the middle mouse button, for a rather longer time 5-10sec. , if I am fast enough I can escape it.

I think the title of this bug needs to be updated to mention mouse gestures (I had a hard time finding it :/).

Any news about this?

Comment 8 Ahmad Samir 2010-05-31 09:59:31 UTC

Ping.

A workaround, short of logging out, would be good too...

Comment 9 Frank Roscher 2010-07-01 09:52:50 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 173606 ***