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Bug 738159 - Mouse 'locate pointer' breaks other functions
Mouse 'locate pointer' breaks other functions
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 690055
Product: gnome-settings-daemon
Classification: Core
Component: mouse
3.12.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Ondrej Holy
gnome-settings-daemon-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-10-08 15:45 UTC by skarmoutsosv
Modified: 2014-10-11 09:30 UTC
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Description skarmoutsosv 2014-10-08 15:45:14 UTC 
If 'locate pointer' is set at org -> gnome -> settings-daemon -> peripherals -> mouse,
then by pressing the left control key a visual notification of pointer position appears.

This breaks the Ctrl+click functionality for multiple file selections.
Comment 1 Ondrej Holy 2014-10-08 16:22:53 UTC 
I've enabled it using dconf-editor and selecting multiple files in Nautilus works like charm for me. Could you tell us what doesn't work for you exactly?

Where it is possible to enable this feature for my curiosity? It used to be somewhere in g-c-c, but I don't see it there.
Comment 2 skarmoutsosv 2014-10-09 10:35:10 UTC 
You are right ctrl+click functionality works fine in Nautilus

But, it does not work at applications like LibreOffice Writer or GIMP when using File-Open menu, or file chooser opened from a web page using Firefox.

I run Debian testing and UI changes from time to time, so I can not recall if there was in gnome control center or somewhere else. I have tested this setting using dconf-editor.
Comment 3 Bastien Nocera 2014-10-11 09:30:03 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> Where it is possible to enable this feature for my curiosity? It used to be
> somewhere in g-c-c, but I don't see it there.

It's hidden because it's broken. The functionality should be moved to gnome-shell instead.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 690055 ***