Bug#407714: (no subject)

[Aaron Small]

Hi Josselin,

Sorry I wasn't clear, I should have mentioned this isn't a mouse
problem - I get the same behaviour if I try to select text in a field
by holding shift and using arrow keys. Also I have no problems
selecting in any other text fields, like gvim or qt applications, only
in gtk text fields.


Thanks,
Aaron

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:49:01 +0100
Josselin Mouette <joss at debian.org> wrote:

> Le samedi 20 janvier 2007 à 14:40 -0400, Aaron Small a écrit :
> > Subject: libgtk2.0-0: Unable to select in text entry
> > Package: libgtk2.0-0
> > Version: 2.8.20-4
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > *** Please type your report below this line ***
> > In all gtk applications, when I use the mouse to highlight text in a
> > text entry box, the selection will highlight momentarily, then
> > disappear. If I drag the mouse to the right across some text, the right
> > edge of the selection will move with the mouse cursor, but the left edge
> > will catch up almost immediately meaning as I go, only one to two
> > letters nearest the mouse are ever selected and the selection always
> > ends up empty, unless I move the mouse *very* fast. I'd guess I have
> > about half a second to get the text selected and release the mouse
> > button before I lose the selection. This makes it impossible to copy
> > text.
> 
> From the description, this looks like a problem with your mouse. Which
> model is it? Do you see any mouse- or USB-related errors when typing
> "dmesg"?
>