Go go google.com Put the words in quotes in the search area "can highlight by going upwards but not downwards xfce" and press enter. Highlight the first weblink on the webpage after the section "About 4,710 results (0.52 seconds)" and press your left mouse button and highlight the words and scroll downwards. How far do you get when scrolling? Are you able to scroll all the way down by using your left mouse button and holding it?
** Description changed: - I'm using Xubuntu 14.04.3 and have a Dell usb optical mouse. - This happens on Google Chrome and Firefox but not other programs like Libreoffice just like oaxacamatt1. - Just for giggles, I'm going to see if upgrading from XFCE 4.10 to 4.12 will fix this issue. - Well, this still happens with XFCE 4.12. - So, this happens with: - Xubuntu and XFCE 4.10. - Xubuntu and XFCE 4.12. - Debian 8 (Jessie) and XFCE 4.10. + I'm using: + Kernel 3.13.0-65-generic (i686) + Intel 945G video card + Xubuntu 14.04.3 with XFCE 4.10 + Firefox 41.0.1 + Google Chrome 45.0.2454.101 + Dell generic usb mouse - Ex. Go to google.com and paste this in the search area: - can highlight by going upwards but not downwards xfce - My mouse can lighlight the first line starting with the word "ssh" and the last line ending with the word "everything ..." - My mouse cursor cannot go past the last line - "expressions can match many items, but evidently not everything ..." - If I scroll upward, I can copy the entire webpage. + I cannot copy a portion of an entire webpage using Google Chrome or Firefox when copying downwards. + Upwards works. - Using Win7 on a laptop with Firefox 41.0.2 and I'm able to scroll - downwards without any issues using the same mouse that was connected to - the machine with Xubuntu 14.04. + I've have this issue on the same machine with the following systems: + Debian 8 Jessie XFCe with XFCE 4.10 using Firefox or Google Chrome + Xubuntu 14.04 with XFCE 4.10 and 4.12 using Firefox or Google Chrome + Xubuntu 12.04 live cd using Firefox + + This doesn't happen on the same machine with the following systems: + Debian 8 Jessie KDE using Firefox or Google Chrome + Kubuntu 15.04 live DVD using Firefox + LMDE 2 Cinnamon live DVD 32 bit using Firefox 37.0 + LibreOffice Writer + LibreOffice Calc + Mousepad + + Has anyone else seen this? + Someone else reported this on the Ubuntu forums. + http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2283696 ** Description changed: I'm using: Kernel 3.13.0-65-generic (i686) Intel 945G video card Xubuntu 14.04.3 with XFCE 4.10 Firefox 41.0.1 Google Chrome 45.0.2454.101 Dell generic usb mouse I cannot copy a portion of an entire webpage using Google Chrome or Firefox when copying downwards. Upwards works. - I've have this issue on the same machine with the following systems: + I have this issue on the same machine with the following systems: Debian 8 Jessie XFCe with XFCE 4.10 using Firefox or Google Chrome Xubuntu 14.04 with XFCE 4.10 and 4.12 using Firefox or Google Chrome Xubuntu 12.04 live cd using Firefox This doesn't happen on the same machine with the following systems: Debian 8 Jessie KDE using Firefox or Google Chrome Kubuntu 15.04 live DVD using Firefox LMDE 2 Cinnamon live DVD 32 bit using Firefox 37.0 LibreOffice Writer LibreOffice Calc Mousepad Has anyone else seen this? Someone else reported this on the Ubuntu forums. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2283696 ** Summary changed: - Cannot scroll down and copy a complete webpage + I cannot copy a portion of an entire webpage using Google Chrome or Firefox -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1507185 Title: I cannot copy a portion of an entire webpage using Google Chrome or Firefox To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-utils/+bug/1507185/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
