Since it just happened a little while ago, I should mention an odd problem I have had at random times for several years. I do not know whether it's properly an MX problem (because MX is my only distro), an XFCE problem, my computer's problem, or something else. I use various Thinkpad Txxxs (T61, T400, T420), and on all of them, if I touch a certain key or key combination, the video on the screen starts sliding in response to the mouse cursor's movement. I have never been able to identify what key or key combination; can't reproduce the error on purpose. I never happen to be looking directly at the keyboard when it occurs. All I've been able to notice is that my fingers have been somewhere near the upper keys. But when the video begins to slide, I have no idea how to freeze it back in its proper position--except by logging out and back in. That resets the video to normal. Sorry if this descruption isn't helpful enough. Perhaps I should try to record a video.
Has this ever happened for anyone else, whether on Thinkpad Txxx or another computer?
a strange problem with the GUI video sliding
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Re: a strange problem with the GUI video sliding
Definitely try to record a short video when this happens.. how weird!
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Re: a strange problem with the GUI video sliding
I found an reported instance of your problem and a solution on a Fedora site:
https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/questi ... fedora-21/
The gist is that it's a bug where the zoom function in Gnome can cause weird behaviour in the Focus function. Adapting the solution to XFCE, here's what I think you should do:
Open MX Tools --> click on Tweak --> click on Window Manager (at the bottom) --> click on Focus --> and if Focus Follows Mouse has been selected, deselect it.
https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/questi ... fedora-21/
The gist is that it's a bug where the zoom function in Gnome can cause weird behaviour in the Focus function. Adapting the solution to XFCE, here's what I think you should do:
Open MX Tools --> click on Tweak --> click on Window Manager (at the bottom) --> click on Focus --> and if Focus Follows Mouse has been selected, deselect it.
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