Steps to reproduce:
This is a video of how to reproduce it: https://emalm.com/?v=DsBSK
1. Go to google.com
2. Click the Google logo, move the logo as little as possible but enough to
cause dragging and then release as soon as possible after you see that your
mouse started dragging. Eventually
Please also see: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1394981/mouse-gets-
stuck-in-drag-mode-if-you-click-something-move-the-mouse-and-quickly
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I can reproduce it on Live CDs:
20.04
21.10 Wayland.
So it doesn't seem to be a problem with Xorg, but maybe something more
low-level.
This bug requires immediate attention!
It makes the mouse unusable and requires crazy workarounds like mapping
a keyboard key to a click and using it as a mouse
I have a similar problem on Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.3:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1961034
Video: https://emalm.com/?v=DsBSK
Is anyone working on fixing this bug?
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I'm adding the following, so searches of this symptom will also find
this thread:
Once the bug is triggered, it also repeatably affects LibreOffice Calc -
if you click-select a worksheet tab or drag-select a set of cells then
release mouse, it enters drag-and-drop mode, and (strangely) draws a
Happens very frequently for me also on a vanilla 18.04 (Thinkpad), but
only on a small subset of applications. What's strange is that the bug
appeared a few days ago after years without problem.
I do not use any external peripheral (nothing connected to the laptop
except the power supply).
An
Happens very frequently for me on a default ubuntu 20.10 desktop. I
basically have to kill my desktop to fix it, and lose all unsaved work.
It's quite problematic.
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I discovered a way to consistently trigger this. I don't know if all
these steps are necessary, but it works for me consistently this way.
Configuration:
- Ubuntu MATE 20.10
- caja version 1.24.0
- Evolution version 3.38.1-1
Steps to Reproduce:
1. In Evolution, open the 'Compose Message' window.
I experience this problem on Unity though
On average once per week, and usually when I drag file(s) to a Nautilus
window (either from another Nautilus or File-roller)
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Another update: I've installed the Cinnamon desktop within Ubuntu 20.04
and used it for several days. Again the problem never appears, like in
KDE. Only GNOME has this problem, at least on my laptop.
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The problem never appears when I install and use KDE plasma desktop
within the same OS, even though the underlying hardware and drivers are
unchanged. So the problem seems specific to GNOME.
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I confirm that Paul Müller's workaround works for me on Ubuntu 20.04. I
need to read off the touchscreen ID from the output of "xinput". After
that, I disable the touchscreen, and enable it again after I swipe
gently on the screen. This usually makes the problem go away, without
leaving the
@mevsme: This isn't acceptable in Launchpad; please see the Ubuntu Code
of Conduct. I've hidden this comment.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402892
Title:
Mouse
2020 and it's fucking still exist.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402892
Title:
Mouse cursor gets stuck in "drag and drop" mode
Status in OpenShot Video Editor:
extremely annoying bug
decided to leave 18.04 LTS and try 19.10 to see if it goes away
for me happens when ever dragging something in-between monitors
can tab and move mouse nothing else works
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Same problem here.
System: Mint 18.3 with kernel 4.15.0-55-generic
(Problem seems not to be dependent on kernel version. Had this effect with
earlier kernel versions too)
Desktop: MATE with lightdm
Reproduction: Open two folders in default file manager of mate. Then
drag files from one folder to
Using xubuntu 18.04.2 remote login from Win7 x64 using Turbo VNC Viewer.
Cut/Paste from linux folder to another folder on same remote linux
system.
Cursor frozen with 'Cross' icon. Able to return to Windows, but can't
control Linux anymore. NEITHER SYSTEM HAS A TOUCHPAD OR TOUCHSCREEN!
Linux
I've encountered this or a similar bug in Ubuntu 18.04 on a Dell XPS 13
with a touchscreen. I observed that the touchpad seemed to be stuck in
mouse down mode, but only in KDE apps (specifically, Kate and Quassel).
I found this bug report, saw that the bug may be touchscreen-related,
and tried
Similar to @Flavio Henrique Bastos, @Paul Müller, it happened on my
Lenovo X1 Yoga, running the touchscreen with libinput driver
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xf86-input-
wacom/+bug/1774242).
Disabling/enabling the touch screen resolved the problem:
xinput --set-prop "Wacom Pen and
** Package changed: chromium (Ubuntu) => chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402892
Title:
Mouse cursor gets stuck in "drag and drop"
The same happens for me, all the way on Ubuntu 17.10 x64. Issue happens
moreso when multitasking between Openshot and Firefox.
** Also affects: openshot
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Update from previous comment:
I was able to get the gnome environment into this erroneous state by
using the aforementioned `Super + FN + UP/DN` shortcut to move back and
forth between my workspaces. At this point I think it's reasonable to
call this bug reproducible.
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New information:
I've been using my ubuntu installation for several days since I posted
my last comment, and had not encountered the bug until I used the `Super
+ FN + Up Arrow`/`Super + FN + Down Arrow` to change workspaces. As soon
as I did that, the bug returned. Will attempt to re-create and
I disabled the touchscreen by adding `blacklist hid-multitouch` to
`/etc/modprobe.d/hid_multitouch.conf`, rebooted, and within 15 minutes
the bug was back.
It appears as though the super key gets "stuck".
* I have super + e bound to open nautilus, and if I press e when my computer
gets into
** Changed in: chromium (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
** Also affects: xorg-server
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Same problem on Lubuntu 14.04
Touchscreen: (MasterTouch MT-500 USB), supports only single touch.
Mouse not connected.
problem appears in next apps:
- Chromium: 62.0.3202.75
- Firefox 28.0
Sometimes MouseUp just not firing:
https://prnt.sc/hefody
then i close Chromium / Firefox with ALT+F4
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