Bug 525361 - [Android] Holding down left mouse button on the canvas performs a right click for some reason
Summary: [Android] Holding down left mouse button on the canvas performs a right click...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: krita
Classification: Applications
Component: Tools/Freehand (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.3.3
Platform: Android Android 15.x
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Krita Bugs
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Keywords: triaged
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Reported: 2026-09-07 22:17 UTC by Door1
Modified: 2026-09-08 06:58 UTC (History)
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Version Fixed/Implemented In: 5.3.4
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Description Door1 2026-09-07 22:17:19 UTC
[Android] Holding down left mouse button on the canvas performs a right click for some reason


DESCRIPTION
This is an Android behavior that has puzzled me for some time, and it specifically applies in the context of using the mouse: why does holding down left mouse bring up the pop-up pallete? If that's what I wanted to do, I would have performed a right mouse click, right? This behavior basically gives you a "time limit" to start moving your brush stroke, or else the pop-up pallete stops you.

This is referring to the default settings on a brand new installation.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Start a drawing
2. Using a mouse, hover the cursor over the canvas, and hold down left mouse button

OBSERVED RESULT
Krita performs a right click (I think?) and shows the pop-up palette

EXPECTED RESULT
Left mouse button stays held down and nothing pops up, so you can start the brush stroke even after you held down left mouse button for 10 or 20 or however many seconds you want

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Krita 5.3.3
Android 15
arm64
Comment 1 dra.w.p.il.e+bugskde 2026-09-08 03:08:03 UTC
Can confirm. It does not happen if you turn off long-press to open context menus, so it's not a literal right-click. I guess the reason this doesn't happen with touch and stylus is that the canvas eats those events somehow.
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2026-09-08 04:14:10 UTC
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/merge_requests/2929