Questions tagged [mouse]
The pointing device (generally referred to as the mouse). When referring to laptops, please specify if it is the trackpad and not an external mouse by using the trackpad tag. Only use for hardware issues.
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mouse single click behaving as double click in ubuntu 16.04 [closed]
I am running ubuntu 16.04 which I keep constantly up to date. Just recently, with no other changes than those updates, it has been interpreting single clicks as double clicks. This is somewhat ...
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Bluetooth Asus gamepad controlling mouse & keyboard input, unwanted
I recently purchased an Asus gamepad for Nexus Player - I didn't notice the Nexus bit until I checked the packaging for more info for this post (that might be part of my problem) - and the gamepad ...
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Why does my joystick keep acting like a mouse?
Why does my my joystick keep acting like a mouse?
My joystick is a bluetooth 8BitDo NES 30 Pro.
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Mouse stops working on resolution change
I'm working on some very old laptop at the moment that will die pretty soon... Anyway, today it crashed (overheated) and after boot the resolution changed from default 1280x800 to 1024x768.
I thought ...
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Double-click instead of single-click in Ubuntu 12.04
When I do a single click, my computer (with Ubuntu 12.04) acts like it was double click. I think it happens in ~50% of cases.
It happens with all the program I use: browsers, file manager, terminal ...
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XFCE: Drag-and-drop pointer stuck on some windows
In some programs like SMPlayer and Clementine when dragging the window with the mouse (for example by accidentally clicking on the program window instead of the media progress bar), the mouse pointer ...
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How do I adjust the mouse pointer sensitivity with the GUI on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?
I am using Ubuntu 16.04 and I cant find any ways to change the the mouse pointer/courser speed.
The mouse is too sensitive and it moves too fast and I cant find any ways to adjust it without ...
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`powertop --auto-tune` without messing with USB and touchpad
I like powertop --auto-tune because the speakers of my laptop are soughing when not being used and powertop disables the speakers completely when they're not used, stopping the noise.
However, my ...
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Set Mouse Cursor to Left Center of Currently Active Display With Command/Script
I am trying to figure out how to make a script that operates in the following way:
finds dimensions of the display which the mouse pointer is currently on
moves the mouse pointer to the center of the ...
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Logitech MX ANYWHERE 2 and Ubuntu 17.10
So I can't make it work, I found this: https://ericasberry.com/blog/2016/09/30/pairing-a-logitech-mx-master-mouse-with-ubuntu-16-04-using-bluetooth/
Ubuntu 15.10, logitech mx anywhere mouse pairs but ...
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control the mouse
lets see if somebody can give me ideas
I want to make the cursor automatically select ten different areas of the browser, and then read and save a small text which
will appear every time(maybe on ...
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I disabled mouse acceleration on my laptop, but now my mouse speed doesn't change
I have a Lenovo Y710 laptop that is running Ubuntu 16.04, my mouse is the Logitech marathon M705. I'm running a fresh boot and have been going over basic settings. This is my first time using Linux. I ...
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Make systray battery icon turn red when battery low
April 14, 2018 update
Seemingly the problem went away on it's own:
power -d relevant snippet:
Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/keyboard_0003o046Do2010x0009
native-path: /sys/devices/...
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Mouse pointer freezing at left edge of screen in 16.10
I have been experiencing a problem with the mouse pointer on a system running Ubuntu 16.10.
When the mouse is moved to the left edge of the screen, the pointer graphic will freeze a short distance ...
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GNOME Tweak Tool
I have just installed GNOME Tweak Tool by typing this command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
After installing I have applied few tweaks but after rebooting my Ubuntu 13.10 ...
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Automatic mouse pointer color change
I have two Ubuntu MATE 16.04 PC in which the mouse pointer automatically contrast with the background, it means the mouse cursor appears white (DMZ White or MATE theme) against a dark background but ...
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Ubuntu 14.04: Can I automatically deactivate my touchpad when a USB-mouse is connected?
i tried the touchpad indicator app. To set to disable/enable the touchpad when a mouse is plugged in or out. But this dose not work for Ubuntu 14.04 versions.
https://launchpad.net/touchpad-indicator
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Can I remap mouse keys for games running using wine?
I want to play idle-action games (like Witcher I or FTL) with a single hand. These games are both action and idle because you can press spacebar to stop action and think about strategy and what to do ...
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How to disable mouse wheel paste? [duplicate]
I use Ubuntu 16.04 with the Unity desktop. The middle wheel of my mouse inserts text whenever I klick it. This is quite a disturbing feature, as the mouse I use has quite a fragile mouse wheel button, ...
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All apps are frozen, but login and sidebar works
Recently, my 17.10 Ubuntu began ignoring all input (mouse clicks/keyboard/touch) on all of the open applications, but the side bar and top bar continue to work. The login screen continues to work too ...
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Xfce4 Left Handed Touchpad Tap-Button Bug
I'm using Xubuntu 15.04 (xfce4 environment) and want to configure the laptops touchpad for lefthanded.
I'm changing the configuration by using the section mouse/toucpad in the controlpanel provided ...
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Bluetooth service starts too late, so I can't use my mouse on the login screen. How can I fix this? [closed]
I have a problem with my Bluetooth mouse (Microsoft Sculpt Comfort mouse) on my MacbookPro 13 inch. I updated to 18.04 and most of the problems went away. The mouse works fine once I get the desktop ...
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xboxdrv to move mouse absolutely
Is it possible to use xbox gamepad and xboxdrv to move the mouse pointer to absolute positions? Especially within a square around the screen's center?
thanks.
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Choppy cursor when using touchpad
I am running Ubuntu 16.04 on a laptop with an ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad. The cursor movement is really choppy when I use the touchpad. There is no problem at all when I use a mouse.
I have tried to ...
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Duel boot with window no key board or mouse
I have partioned my 1Tb drive in half on my Toshiba Satellite laptop, and installed Ubuntu 17.10 on the new partion. The key board and mouse work in Windows but not in Ubuntu
Im using a blue tooth ...
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Issues with Logitech K400 plus in Ubuntu 16.04
I have a Logitech K400 plus wireless keyboard with integrated touchpad.
Ubuntu 16.04 recognizes it out of the box and it is correctly paired (uses Logitech Unifying Receiver). However, very often, ...
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wmgui will not connect to wiimote. Ubuntu 16.04 lts
So I have my wiimote paired through the bluetooth program in settings with my mac mini running ubuntu 16.04 lts. As it is now all the buttons work as mouse buttons but I want to use wmgui and wminput ...
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K/b and mouse work on Ubuntu 17.10 Live but not when on HDD
Title says it all really. I'm trying to install Ubuntu 17.10 on my HP Gen8 Microserver. When I boot Ubuntu Live the mouse, keyboard, in fact everything seems to work OK.
No matter how I install the ...
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The solution for disabling mouse accel in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS across reboots does not work for me
How to disable mouse acceleration in Ubuntu 16.04
I tried every solution in this post and they didn't work across reboots. The 'xset m 0/1 4' command works but when I create the 50-mouse-accel-...
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Ubuntu 17.10 | Peripheral issues
I've been a huge fan of ubuntu for a long time now and I'm finally dedicating a whole HDD to it instead of using a virtual machine. I just installed it and I've ran in to some errors that I'm not ...
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Issues with mouse and keyboard
I just reinstalled Ubuntu and I'm having some problems with the mouse and the keyboard that I can't solve.
Prior to reinstalling the system, if I held any key, the system would repeat it infinitely (...
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Keyboard and mouse unresponsive after connecting displayport
Just installed ubuntu 17.10, switching over from windows.
Everything seemed to be working fine until the installation is complete and I am inside ubuntu as suddenly the keyboard and mouse is ...
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How to move mouse pointer using a compact keyboard
I'm using Ubuntu 17.10/18.04 and I'm wondering if there is a way to move the mouse pointer using the keyboard only with a compact keyboard. I know that in Settings under Universal Access, I can enable ...
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Keyboard and mouse not working in X.Org - Ubuntu 18.04 [closed]
I've recently done a clean install of Ubuntu 18.04. Everything works fine except that when I log in using Ubuntu in the login dropdown menu (which is using X.Org) my mouse and keyboard are not working ...
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Mouse not working properly in Ubuntu 16.04
I am facing issues with mouse(external) clicks, which start misbehaving every now and then (left click stops working, sometimes right, or it gets into the drag and select mode). Any ideas as to what ...
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17.10 Frequent Mouse Battery Low Notifications [duplicate]
For more than 3 months now I get frequent notifications stating:
Mouse battery low
Wireless mouse is low in power (10%)
I use a Logitech M705 mouse with Unifying Receiver in my living room with ...
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How can I save my mouse sensitivity in 16.04? [duplicate]
I am using this command here xset m 1/2 8 but something I noticed is that I have to do it every time I log in. Is there a more permanent way of changing my mouse sensitivity?
Also what do the 1/2 and ...
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Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse 3600 doesn't show on device list
I have a Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse 3600 with a Samsung NP300E5L-KF1BR laptop. It is currently running Ubuntu Xenial. I have TLP installed on Ubuntu also.
Since the day I installed Ubuntu on this ...
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After upgrading to 16.04 keyboard and mouse lock up at random times
After upgrading to 16.04 (from 14.04) keyboard and mouse lock up at random times, and then the only thing that I can do is to manually power cycle the machine.
My machine is an older ACER with dual ...
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Is it possible to map Print key in imwheel config file?
I just managed to configure imwheel to use the Thumb1 and Thumb2 buttons to work as previous/next commands.
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,Thumb1,Alt_L|Left
,Thumb2,Alt_L|Right
But now I want to map ALT + Thumb1 to print ...
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Persisting natural scrolling on a Logitech MX Master 2S in 17.10
I have a System76 Gazelle running Ubuntu 17.10 and I'm having trouble setting natural scrolling on a Logitech MX Master 2S. Natural scrolling is enabled in pointer settings, and it works with the ...
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Logitech MX Anywhere 2S bluetooth connection problem
I'm currently having an issue with my connection with the MX Anywhere 2S via bluetooth. [Currently running LM18.3]
I seem to have successfully connected the mouse, through an attempt of multiple ...
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How to get apps to scroll smoothly AND real-time? (don't drive me in the arms of Apple!)
On my Desktop I've been using Ubuntu for about 7 years now, and I love it. I now recently installed Ubuntu on my Macbook Air alongside Mac OSX. I know my way around Ubuntu very well, but there is one ...
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drag'n drop from desktop --> mouse stuck in hand icon
This maybe related to 17.10: Drag-and-drop from folders to desktop always copies files : When I try to drag a file from the desktop to an open Nautilus window the cursor changes to the copy-cursor (a ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 freeze when external Mouse is used [closed]
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 and I like it because a lot of tablet features from my HP Elite x2 1012 are supported now quite well.
But when I am using my Ultrathin Touch Mouse from Logitech ...
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16.04 LTS mouse lag if
Running Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS with a 6GB GTX 1060 Nvidia card with 32 gigs of RAM. When I launch a game (Stellaris), I get weird mouse lag. When I leave the game, the mouse lag persists. When I reboot ...
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How to disable physical mouse buttons below touchpad
I'd like to disable the two click buttons below my touchpad because the right one keeps activating randomly. I've read doc about synaptics and synclient, and using xmodmap as suggested in Disable ...
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Ubuntu unresponsive after login
After login in from lock-screen, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS remains unresponsive (or very slow) to mouse or keyboard input for about 15 seconds. The mouse is still moving but that is about it. After the delay, ...
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Configure Logitech MX Master 2s via xbindkeys
So, I've tried almost everything but I'm having a hard time understanding how to create the .xbindkeys file. If someone can help me (already tried xbindkeys-config and it just crashes) to set some ...
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Trackpad Problems in both 16.04 LTS and 17.10
Recently tried installing both ubuntu 16.04 lts and 17.10 on an older laptop to try it out and maybe use it for work later down the line. It's a Toshiba u495-s4380. I've tried all I could find ...
