The solution until this is solved is to use something other than gnome shell as far as I know. Mint Cinnamon and Elementary are both popular alternatives.
On Sun, Feb 10, 2019, 1:29 PM Adrian <1181...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: > I am facing the same issue in Ubuntu 18.10. The super key randomly stops > working and I loose control of all windows except for the active window, > which in some cases also stops working and cannot even do clicks there. > The workaround I found is to close all windows, lock the screen and the > problem solves for 5-10 min or so. But this is clearly impractical and I > can't really go on like this any further. I re-installed the OS but it > didn't solve the issue. I have a Lenovo T430s if that helps. Does anyone > found a solution to this yet? I'd appreciate it very much! > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1181666 > > Title: > gnome-shell randomly blocks mouse clicks from working in app windows > > Status in GNOME Shell: > Confirmed > Status in Ubuntu GNOME: > Confirmed > Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > Under GNOME 3, the use of the mouse-click stops occasionally, though I > can still move the mouse around and can still click on items in the > Activities screen and the top-bar. > > I can use alt-tab to cycle windows and can still type into already- > active textboxes in windows, but I cannot click within the windows, > and the mouse is not picked up at all by the windows. > > I can open the alt-f2 "run command" dialogue, but cannot type into it. > > The workaround I'm using is to open terminal (ctrl-alt-T) and run > "gnome-shell -r", and restarting that command every time I have the > problem again. > > Please ask if there's anything I forgot to mention. > > ADDITIONAL: The error tends to happen randomly, but it seems to happen > upon opening a new window, changing windows, closing windows, or > opening the activities pane (whether a change of window is thus > instigated or not) > > ADDITIONAL 2: (sorry, it's early) The other workaround is to log out > and to log in again, but that is also less than ideal > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 > Package: gnome-shell 3.6.3.1-0ubuntu6 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-22.33-generic 3.8.11 > Uname: Linux 3.8.0-22-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Sun May 19 07:02:18 2013 > DisplayManager: gdm > GsettingsChanges: > b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'clock-show-date' b'true' > b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'clock-show-seconds' b'true' > b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'document-font-name' b"'Sans 10'" > b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'font-name' b"'Cantarell 10'" > b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'monospace-font-name' b"'Ubuntu Mono > 12'" > InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-04 (14 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 > (20130424) > MarkForUpload: True > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=en_GB:en > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: gnome-shell > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1181666/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1181666 Title: gnome-shell randomly blocks mouse clicks from working in app windows Status in GNOME Shell: Confirmed Status in Ubuntu GNOME: Confirmed Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Under GNOME 3, the use of the mouse-click stops occasionally, though I can still move the mouse around and can still click on items in the Activities screen and the top-bar. I can use alt-tab to cycle windows and can still type into already- active textboxes in windows, but I cannot click within the windows, and the mouse is not picked up at all by the windows. I can open the alt-f2 "run command" dialogue, but cannot type into it. The workaround I'm using is to open terminal (ctrl-alt-T) and run "gnome-shell -r", and restarting that command every time I have the problem again. Please ask if there's anything I forgot to mention. ADDITIONAL: The error tends to happen randomly, but it seems to happen upon opening a new window, changing windows, closing windows, or opening the activities pane (whether a change of window is thus instigated or not) ADDITIONAL 2: (sorry, it's early) The other workaround is to log out and to log in again, but that is also less than ideal ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.6.3.1-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-22.33-generic 3.8.11 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun May 19 07:02:18 2013 DisplayManager: gdm GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'clock-show-date' b'true' b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'clock-show-seconds' b'true' b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'document-font-name' b"'Sans 10'" b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'font-name' b"'Cantarell 10'" b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'monospace-font-name' b"'Ubuntu Mono 12'" InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-04 (14 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1181666/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp