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Date:Mon Jan 23 12:55:36 2002 
Subject:Re: Mouse in Xved 
From:mhl 
Volume-ID:1020123.02 

On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Aaron Sloman wrote:

> [This message never reached Birmingham. I noticed it in google's
> groups.]
> 
> Michael H Lees (mhl@cs.nott.ac.uk++) writes:
> 
> > Date: 2002-01-14 05:12:43 PST
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm using Xved in linux and the mouse seems to work only some of the
> > time? That is some of the time I can't highlight text or click and point
> > (to move the cursor). Does anybody know what the problem might be??
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mike
> 
> The most likely explanation is some obscure interaction between your
> window manager and xved. Since you do not say which window manager you
> are using (kde, gnome, some sub-option?) it is hard to be sure what the
> problem might be.
> 
> I never use either of those: only ctwm. It is small, fast, robust,
> pretty general, easily tailored to suit my requirements, and I don't
> have problems of mouse/keyboard focus.
> 
> I suppose that if XVed does not work with gnome or kde then one day
> something should be done to fix that.
> 
> I presume you don't have this problem with any other X utility, apart
> from Xved.
> 
Hi Aaron I managed to figure out the problem. It seemed to be that 
if Numlock was on the mouse wouldn't work. I just make sure it's switched 
off now :)

I am using Gnome, I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it?

Mike