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Only recently (around a couple of months ago), I installed Ubuntu and I
currently use a dual-boot PC that has both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.10.

The problem I've been facing is that, when I run Ubuntu 11.10 (whether
installed or just off the USB), an awful lot of the time, the mouse
works fine but does not click inside applications.

For example, I perfectly able to click on the network settings on the
top-right corner, and it works fine.

But if there is anything that opens up a new window, the mouse is not
functional in that window.

So, I can click on the Firefox icon for example, and it would load.
However, any clicking in the new window that pops up would not do
anything. I can't click on the Google search text box, so I'd have to
keep hitting 'Tab' to get there, and then type. The keyboard works fine.

It's the same with anything really, not just Firefox. If I click on My
Files, the window pops up, but I can't click on any icon in there. It
just doesn't react.

Apparently a few others have also had my problem. These are the cases I've 
found after searching:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1801465
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1596081
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863100

Allow me to point out that  very, very rarely, the exact opposite
happens. Say I am in Firefox, I can ONLY click inside Firefox. Any click
outside of its window will be disregarded. In fact, I can't even click
'x' to close it.

Unfortunately I haven't stumbled upon a solution to this problem after
searching, so I'm curious to know why this happens to just a few of us,
and how I might be able to fix this issue.

Thanks in advance!

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: bot-comment
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Ubuntu 11.10 - Mouse does not click inside applications
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/978838
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