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ambrosiph

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Registered: 2018-04-25

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OpenBox - Mouse moves but can't click if a software is open

Hello !
I just installed Arch, i created my user, installed network manager and xorg, and finally openbox.
I can freely move the mouse around the screen, but when i launch, for exemple, the openbox config manager, my mouse won't respond to my clicks anymore, until i close the open app with alt + f4.
I already had this problem with archlabs, and thought it was the distro, but now i think the problem comes from openbox.

I don't know where it coule come from, do you have any ideas ? Thanks !

Last edited by ambrosiph (2018-04-25 14:28:21)

Lone_Wolf

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Re: OpenBox - Mouse moves but can't click if a software is open

Are you using obconf or obconf-qt ?

Please try starting the one you use from an x-terminal and post the output.

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night_shadows

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Registered: 2018-04-28

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Re: OpenBox - Mouse moves but can't click if a software is open

Same problem here, on i3. On gnome3 it work perfectly, and when i switch from gnome to i3, it work, until the next reboot. I have the same laptop as the OP. Do you know what's wrong ?

Trilby

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Re: OpenBox - Mouse moves but can't click if a software is open

1) How is that the same problem?  Do you use openbox config manager on i3?

2) If it was the same problem, don't you think the same unanswered diagnostic question would apply to you and you should probably provide an answer to it?

3) You have the same laptop? What on earth does this mean, the OP didn't even say they were using a laptop let alone what model it was.

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night_shadows

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Registered: 2018-04-28

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Re: OpenBox - Mouse moves but can't click if a software is open

1) How is that the same problem?  Do you use openbox config manager on i3?

2) If it was the same problem, don't you think the same unanswered diagnostic question would apply to you and you should probably provide an answer to it?

3) You have the same laptop? What on earth does this mean, the OP didn't even say they were using a laptop let alone what model it was.

1) No, i don't use obconf but i have the same behavior on the mouse.

2) That was for scroll up the topic.

3) The op is a friend, the laptop is a satellite pro c660.

Last edited by night_shadows (2018-04-28 22:58:27)