Mouse pointer automatically clicks on selection
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I have a Lenovo Thinkpad X1Carbon (Gen 2) with dual boot - Ubuntu 16.04 and Win7. Recently I started having problems with the mouse/touchpad, and whereever the mouse pointer is on, after 1 or 2 seconds, it acts as if I clicked the mouse and it opens that particular file, app, link or whatever, almost immediately. It is the same if I use the touchpad, mouse or the red dot button in the middle of the keyboard. Disconnecting the mouse and/or turning off the touch pad makes no difference, the pointer still activates any selection made. At first I thought it was a hardware issue but then realized that it only acts this way in Ubuntu, the mouse/touchpad work fine in Win7. As suggested in a FB group, I tried updating the kernel but that didn't change anything. I also searched wiki.archlinux but could not find any similar problem there. Any ideas??
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I have a Lenovo Thinkpad X1Carbon (Gen 2) with dual boot - Ubuntu 16.04 and Win7. Recently I started having problems with the mouse/touchpad, and whereever the mouse pointer is on, after 1 or 2 seconds, it acts as if I clicked the mouse and it opens that particular file, app, link or whatever, almost immediately. It is the same if I use the touchpad, mouse or the red dot button in the middle of the keyboard. Disconnecting the mouse and/or turning off the touch pad makes no difference, the pointer still activates any selection made. At first I thought it was a hardware issue but then realized that it only acts this way in Ubuntu, the mouse/touchpad work fine in Win7. As suggested in a FB group, I tried updating the kernel but that didn't change anything. I also searched wiki.archlinux but could not find any similar problem there. Any ideas??
mouse
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djgapdjgap
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I have a Lenovo Thinkpad X1Carbon (Gen 2) with dual boot - Ubuntu 16.04 and Win7. Recently I started having problems with the mouse/touchpad, and whereever the mouse pointer is on, after 1 or 2 seconds, it acts as if I clicked the mouse and it opens that particular file, app, link or whatever, almost immediately. It is the same if I use the touchpad, mouse or the red dot button in the middle of the keyboard. Disconnecting the mouse and/or turning off the touch pad makes no difference, the pointer still activates any selection made. At first I thought it was a hardware issue but then realized that it only acts this way in Ubuntu, the mouse/touchpad work fine in Win7. As suggested in a FB group, I tried updating the kernel but that didn't change anything. I also searched wiki.archlinux but could not find any similar problem there. Any ideas??
mouse
asked Feb 16 at 2:54
djgapdjgap
205
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad X1Carbon (Gen 2) with dual boot - Ubuntu 16.04 and Win7. Recently I started having problems with the mouse/touchpad, and whereever the mouse pointer is on, after 1 or 2 seconds, it acts as if I clicked the mouse and it opens that particular file, app, link or whatever, almost immediately. It is the same if I use the touchpad, mouse or the red dot button in the middle of the keyboard. Disconnecting the mouse and/or turning off the touch pad makes no difference, the pointer still activates any selection made. At first I thought it was a hardware issue but then realized that it only acts this way in Ubuntu, the mouse/touchpad work fine in Win7. As suggested in a FB group, I tried updating the kernel but that didn't change anything. I also searched wiki.archlinux but could not find any similar problem there. Any ideas??
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I think you have set a condition under Universal Access to allow Hover Click.
Go to System Settings > Universal Access and ensure that Hover Lock is set to off as shown in the below image.
answered Feb 16 at 16:26
GrahamGraham
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OMG, that was it!! I must have accidentally set that to ON when doing something else with the mouse settings.. Thank you so much!! :)
– djgap
Feb 17 at 3:09
@djgap Wonderful. Perhaps you would now be kind enough to vote the answer up as useful and accept it so that it might help other users.
– Graham
Feb 17 at 7:21
Sorry, I’m a bit new at this.. 😋
– djgap
Feb 18 at 9:06
@djgap You'll get used to it! You can also upvote the answer as useful by clicking on the up arrow above the green tick. I've also upvoted your question. It's the way that reputation is earned on the site which builds privileges.
– Graham
Feb 18 at 10:23
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I think you have set a condition under Universal Access to allow Hover Click.
Go to System Settings > Universal Access and ensure that Hover Lock is set to off as shown in the below image.
answered Feb 16 at 16:26
GrahamGraham
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OMG, that was it!! I must have accidentally set that to ON when doing something else with the mouse settings.. Thank you so much!! :)
– djgap
Feb 17 at 3:09
@djgap Wonderful. Perhaps you would now be kind enough to vote the answer up as useful and accept it so that it might help other users.
– Graham
Feb 17 at 7:21
Sorry, I’m a bit new at this.. 😋
– djgap
Feb 18 at 9:06
@djgap You'll get used to it! You can also upvote the answer as useful by clicking on the up arrow above the green tick. I've also upvoted your question. It's the way that reputation is earned on the site which builds privileges.
– Graham
Feb 18 at 10:23
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I think you have set a condition under Universal Access to allow Hover Click.
Go to System Settings > Universal Access and ensure that Hover Lock is set to off as shown in the below image.
answered Feb 16 at 16:26
GrahamGraham
2,30561629
OMG, that was it!! I must have accidentally set that to ON when doing something else with the mouse settings.. Thank you so much!! :)
– djgap
Feb 17 at 3:09
@djgap Wonderful. Perhaps you would now be kind enough to vote the answer up as useful and accept it so that it might help other users.
– Graham
Feb 17 at 7:21
Sorry, I’m a bit new at this.. 😋
– djgap
Feb 18 at 9:06
@djgap You'll get used to it! You can also upvote the answer as useful by clicking on the up arrow above the green tick. I've also upvoted your question. It's the way that reputation is earned on the site which builds privileges.
– Graham
Feb 18 at 10:23
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I think you have set a condition under Universal Access to allow Hover Click.
Go to System Settings > Universal Access and ensure that Hover Lock is set to off as shown in the below image.
answered Feb 16 at 16:26
GrahamGraham
2,30561629
I think you have set a condition under Universal Access to allow Hover Click.
Go to System Settings > Universal Access and ensure that Hover Lock is set to off as shown in the below image.
answered Feb 16 at 16:26
GrahamGraham
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answered Feb 16 at 16:26
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answered Feb 16 at 16:26
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answered Feb 16 at 16:26
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OMG, that was it!! I must have accidentally set that to ON when doing something else with the mouse settings.. Thank you so much!! :)
– djgap
Feb 17 at 3:09
@djgap Wonderful. Perhaps you would now be kind enough to vote the answer up as useful and accept it so that it might help other users.
– Graham
Feb 17 at 7:21
Sorry, I’m a bit new at this.. 😋
– djgap
Feb 18 at 9:06
@djgap You'll get used to it! You can also upvote the answer as useful by clicking on the up arrow above the green tick. I've also upvoted your question. It's the way that reputation is earned on the site which builds privileges.
– Graham
Feb 18 at 10:23
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OMG, that was it!! I must have accidentally set that to ON when doing something else with the mouse settings.. Thank you so much!! :)
– djgap
Feb 17 at 3:09
@djgap Wonderful. Perhaps you would now be kind enough to vote the answer up as useful and accept it so that it might help other users.
– Graham
Feb 17 at 7:21
Sorry, I’m a bit new at this.. 😋
– djgap
Feb 18 at 9:06
@djgap You'll get used to it! You can also upvote the answer as useful by clicking on the up arrow above the green tick. I've also upvoted your question. It's the way that reputation is earned on the site which builds privileges.
– Graham
Feb 18 at 10:23
OMG, that was it!! I must have accidentally set that to ON when doing something else with the mouse settings.. Thank you so much!! :)
– djgap
Feb 17 at 3:09
OMG, that was it!! I must have accidentally set that to ON when doing something else with the mouse settings.. Thank you so much!! :)
– djgap
Feb 17 at 3:09
@djgap Wonderful. Perhaps you would now be kind enough to vote the answer up as useful and accept it so that it might help other users.
– Graham
Feb 17 at 7:21
@djgap Wonderful. Perhaps you would now be kind enough to vote the answer up as useful and accept it so that it might help other users.
– Graham
Feb 17 at 7:21
Sorry, I’m a bit new at this.. 😋
– djgap
Feb 18 at 9:06
Sorry, I’m a bit new at this.. 😋
– djgap
Feb 18 at 9:06
@djgap You'll get used to it! You can also upvote the answer as useful by clicking on the up arrow above the green tick. I've also upvoted your question. It's the way that reputation is earned on the site which builds privileges.
– Graham
Feb 18 at 10:23
@djgap You'll get used to it! You can also upvote the answer as useful by clicking on the up arrow above the green tick. I've also upvoted your question. It's the way that reputation is earned on the site which builds privileges.
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