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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Extra mouse button not recognized
I have an ASUS mouse (ROG Gladius 2) but the extra mouse buttons are not recognized as mouse buttons in Ubuntu. With the software from ASUS (while working in Windows), I can assign a keyboard or mouse ...
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Mouse clicks not registering on the right monitor
Exactly the same as this: Mouse mysteriously stops working on my right-hand screen
Working with an Acer Aspire V15, Ubuntu 16.04. I have a second, larger Dell monitor to the left, attached through ...
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Mouse back and forward buttons don't work unless I hold another mouse button
So I've been using the event tester the one that is brought up when you type
xev | grep ', button'
I've been looking at the way forward and back buttons respond. These are mapped to 8 and 9. ...
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Why does my touch screen have smooth scroll, momentum and elasticity but my Magic Mouse and touch pad do not?
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I have a Razer Blade 14 laptop which has a built-in QHD+ touch display.
I am using Ubuntu 17.04.3 + GNOME 3.24
I have a Magic Mouse version 1 (and version 2 but that's not ...
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Can't click my mouse a few minutes after boot on 16.04
Right after startup, my mouse works perfectly fine (sometimes takes a few seconds to register, but good after that). However, a few minutes into using Ubuntu (has happened in both 16.04 and 14.04), ...
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Disable Control+Scroll on trackpad with xbindkeys
I have a problem with Ubuntu zooming in/out on Chrome web pages or enlarging/reducing text size in code editors whenever I scroll while holding down Control (it happens a lot when working with hotkeys ...
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AuthenticatedFailed error when pairing bluetooth mouse bluetoothctl
I've been at this all day with no luck. I'm trying to pair my Logitech MX Master (bluetooth mouse) on Ubuntu Gnome 16.04. The mouse shows up in gnome's bluetooth settings panel but trying to pair ...
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Two finger scrolling not working in Ubuntu 16.04
I recently reinstalled Ubuntu to find two finger scrolling in my touchpad was no longer working. I came across this post and it shows that I should be having that option in my system settings. However,...
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Wireless mouse works, but can't do drag'n'drop in 17.04
I use a Logitech wireless (USB) mouse M570 which works fine in Debian, Windows, Mint etc. Only in Ubuntu 17.04 (on a Lenovo Ideapad Laptop N581) everything works except, if I try to drag anything (or ...
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Cannot move cursor to absolute left of screen
My mouse cursor refuses to go to the absolute left of the screen, instead visually it stops a couple of pixels before the edge and then just doesn't go anywhere until I drag my mouse to the right ...
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Cursor jumping to top-left of screen
I notice that sometimes when I wake my computer up from standby, or even booting it up,the cursor jumps to the left over and over. I go to move the mouse, in a second it will be back over to the top-...
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Can't remap keys from g600 mouse
I've followed the most useful guide I've found on how to remap keys from a mouse that also pretends to be a keyboard faithfully, but the bit where I use udev to remap the keys isn't working, so the ...
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Looking for Ubuntu 14.04 Photo Viewer just like Eye of MATE
Some context: While using Ubuntu MATE 16, I liked using the standard image viewer, Eye of MATE. It enlarges the picture by using a two-finger swipe up. IT will scroll left and right by using arrow ...
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Full personalization of all the mouse buttons
I'm starting to use Ubuntu after living with windows my entire life, and there's one thing that I miss from windows: the ability to transform my mouse in a full user experience interface with ...
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Libinput extra mouse button mapping
I have a Logitech M570 mouse connected to my laptop. I originally got the extra side buttons mapped to window overview in Gnome (the 'Super' key) by following instructions here on AskUbuntu to ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS support for Dell U3415W monitor
I'm using a Dell U3415W monitor which has a keyboard-video-mouse switch built in. I'm trying to share the monitor, mouse and keyboard between a Windows 7 desktop and and Intel NUC running Ubuntu 16.04 ...
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Bluetooth mouse auto-connect after wake up?
if i wake up my thinkpad, mouse don't connect automatic. I must turn off bluetooth, turn on, click to turn on "connect mouse".
Is some fix for it?
I have 16.04.
thanks
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Erratic scrollwheel behavior - scrolling moves page randomly top or down
While scrolling using my wireless mouse, the behavior seems erratic. Sometimes while scrolling down, the page will scroll up and vice versa. The behavior intensifies if I scroll faster, and seems to ...
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How to lock the mouse pointer to one screen?
How can I lock the mouse pointer to one screen in a dual/multiple screen setup?
Ideally, I would like to be able to move the pointer from one screen to another only while holding a key (like CTRL). I ...
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Mouse scroll is jumpy in Ubuntu 16.04
I am having a problem with my USB mouse in Ubuntu 16.04. The scrolling is very jumpy in any window that I working in (be it a native application, or in the chrome webbrowser). I know that some issues ...
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Cannot scroll downwards, cannot select and scroll downwards for all browsers, cannot scroll down dota
), I noticed i cannot select text and scroll down in any browser (not just chrome - from other Ubuntu questions) but scrolling up is fine. This same thing occurs during DOTA, where moving the mouse ...
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Avoid automatic cursor hide
My cursor hides after a few seconds of not moving it. The problem is it also disables the scroll option, so it's very annoying when reading texts etc.
Initially I thought it could be a consequence of ...
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Bluetooth mouse not reconnecting after booting to Windows
I have a Microsoft Sculpt Comfort bluetooth mouse used on a dual boot system (Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 7).
When I connect and pair the mouse on one of the OSs, everything is fine and the mouse is ...
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Is there a way to enable raw mouse input?
Is there a way to enable raw mouse input on ubuntu? The equivalent to windows on notch 6/11, with increase point precision disabled. I tried ubuntu once and the mouse felt really weird, and way to ...
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My mouse pointer has vanished. Can anyone please help me get it back?
I'm running a really long job on my computer and my mouse pointer has just vanished. I really don't want to have to restart the computer because this is a very long job, so could anyone help me try to ...
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USB Keyboard & Mouse Stopped Working (Ubuntu 15.10)
I have the same problem like him (USB Keyboard & Mouse Stopped Working (Ubuntu 14 LTS))
It happend after nothing (no possible reason), I mean no updates or software changes were running before a ...
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Dwell clicking software that supports right-dragging and allows to define shortcuts for Kubuntu
Is there any dwell clicking software for Kubuntu 14.04 LTS x64 or Kubuntu 16.04 LTS x64 that supports the following features:
left and right-dragging
double/triple click
a shortcut can be defined to ...
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Mouse pointer invisible with dual monitor
I've run into a problem with a new computer with a fresh installation of Ubuntu 14.04. The mouse pointer is invisible when using dual monitors. I've tried disabling the cursor plugin but it doesn't ...
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Can't highlight in terminal with mouse
I'm on a fresh install of 15.10 and for some reason, I can't highlight text in the terminal to copy. It's really weird and I've never run into this before.
The only thing a little different about my ...
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Mouse randomly stops working in Ubuntu 14.04
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 with Gnome Classic. Recently, my USB mouse started randomly freezing. The (non-USB) keyboard works fine, so at least I can reboot from the Terminal. What could this be and what ...
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Kubuntu 14.04 : usb mouse movement wakes up from sleep
I have the following problem: when the computer is in sleep mode (S4 mode) I can wake up it with a simple movement of my USB mouse. I'd like to disable this "fast" wake up, but I have some problems.
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Wireless mouse not working when plugged directly to laptop, but works fine when plugged to a USB extension hub
If dongle is plugged directly to laptop, cursor just wiggles a little, or sometimes responds to a right-click.
Some specs:
Generic (China) wireless mouse with usb dongle.
Dell Vostro 5560 laptop, ...
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Bind triple left click to mouse wheel click using xbindkeysrc?
I want my middle mouse button, button 2, to create a triple left click event (highlight a line). When I use xbindkeys -n -v it registers the triple click event but it doesn't appear to work/register ...
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VirtualBox does not capture mouse/keyboard
I have used VirtualBox and Ubuntu for years. I'm pretty familiar with both. So, I am used to what it means to capture the mouse/keyboard. I do not have to do this very often though.
Recently (...
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Window Click to Focus Without Passing Event To App
I like the click-to-focus behavior, but is there some way to prevent the window from receiving the click event until after it has been focused? Example, I click a window in the background to bring it ...
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mouse remapping doesnt work in Blender - middle click
I try to remap my logitech MK 705 mouse buttons, in Xubuntu 14.04
for this i used :
xinput set-button-map
I wanted remap my Wheel left to be a Middle click. ( I need to use a lot of the middle ...
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mapping extra mouse buttons
I have SteelSeries Sensei mouse with extra buttons: 8 9 10 11.
I want to map them as follows:
8: Shift_L, 9: CTRL_L, 10: PAGE_DOWN, 11: PAGE_UP
I spent hours looking for solutions.
problems with ...
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Lenovo synaptics clickpad dead zones (click and drag issues)
A while back, I bought a Lenovo Yoga 2 11 (Model 20332), and promptly set it up to dual boot ubuntu. So far it's been a fantastic machine, however there's one thing that keeps me rebooting into ...
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How can I stop the sides of Unity windows from behaving like corners when I'm resizing with a mouse?
Sometimes, my desktop will get into a state such that when I click on a side (including bottom or top) of a window to resize it, then, in addition to being able to resize that edge (perpendicular to ...
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My laptop keeps freezing, why?
The computer is an HP Compaq 6715b .
Whenever I log into Ubuntu, the user interface freezes after around 5 seconds.
Though the mouse seems to work. I have tried to open the terminal using the ...
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Bluetooth mouse produces characters while scrolling in 12.04/14.10/15.10
I have a Logitech bluetooth T630 Ultrathin Optical Touch Mouse and the mouse works as expected most of the time (pairs without problems). However, often (not always) while scrolling, the mouse ...
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Mouse cursor scaling issues in Xubuntu 14.04 with XFCE 4.10
I am using Xubuntu 14.04 with XFCE 4.10 and I just recently bought a Seiki 39' 4K display for home. While I think that the display itself is working great so far and I love it, I am noticing some ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 mouse pointer does not move
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04, after updating the Unity doesn't load. The sidebar and topbar disappear. On the main screen, there are only the background and the pointer. I've solved this problem by entering ...
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Could Touchpad-Indicator be conflicting with Dropbox?
OK, I've done a fair bit of searching on this topic, and while I've found several similar situations, I can't find any information on my specific issue.
I'm running a relatively new/clean ...
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Can I make a script to prevent mouse bounce clicks?
Recently my mouse has started bounce clicking, single clicks act as double and even tipple clicks most if the time. Holding left click tends to spam click and trying to do anything has become ...
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Unstable Mouse Pointer using Synaptics Touchpad
I have a Sony VAIO SVE1711W1E laptop with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64. The mouse pointer when I'm using the Synaptics touchpad is really inaccurate, when tapping the touchpad the pointer jumps to another ...
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Ignoring horizontal scrolling while scrolling vertically
I use two-finger scrolling.
I would like to enable horizontal scrolling using dconf Editor but when I do, every time I scroll vertically, if I happen to move horizontally even a little, it is ...
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How to switch workspace via the Unity Desktop ICON via Mouse Wheel Specifically
I want to wheel over the "Workspace Icon" in the Unity Switcher to change desktops. (I know you can switch workspaces via COMPIZ which is ok for wheeling the desktop), but I would like to wheel over ...
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touchpad doesn't tap-click at login screen
On every desktop environment, except for the login screen of Ubuntu 12.04, I can just tap the touchpad of my laptop to simulate a mouseclick. Why doesn't it work anymore at the login screen?
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After doing a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.10 my USB Keyboard and mouse won't work
I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.10, and when i tried to log in after the restart, my USB keyboard wouldn't turn on/register so I can't log in. Is there any way to fix this problem, or should I just ...