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Thread: Mouse-pointer stuck as hand in Workspace switcher

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    Mouse-pointer stuck as hand in Workspace switcher

    When I have moved so window from one workspace to another the mouse-pointer get stuck in 'moving windows mode' (A hand, not an arrow) and I can't do anything in my 4 desktop view that I cannot leave. Have to make a hard reboot I don't know if I have happen to touch any key or someting? Is there a way to leave it?


    /Cheers
    /Azyx

    Ubuntu 16.04LTS 64bit, 16.04 Lubuntu 32-bit on eeePCs and OSX on a G4 800MHz iMac (iLamp). I think I have an W7 on one of my Virtualbox machine under 16.04LTS?

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    Re: Mouse-pointer stuck as hand in Workspace switcher

    The Esc key should terminate the expo mode
    Maybe there is an issue with your mouse, which one

    (- I just replaced a mis-behaving wireless mouse last night, it's issues were with left clicks sometimes not registering, freewheeling scroll not so freewheeling any more. Though I do remember at times it would temp get stuck on hand but clicking a number of times would fix that.

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    Re: Mouse-pointer stuck as hand in Workspace switcher

    No, ecape [esc], did not work. I has only happens a few times, since june 2014, so it's hard to reproduce But next time I gone to remove my wireless keyboard with scroll-well and se if it may be there, the problem is.
    /Azyx

    Ubuntu 16.04LTS 64bit, 16.04 Lubuntu 32-bit on eeePCs and OSX on a G4 800MHz iMac (iLamp). I think I have an W7 on one of my Virtualbox machine under 16.04LTS?

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    Re: Mouse-pointer stuck as hand in Workspace switcher

    Have encountered this occasionally and hitting Super+s a couple of times
    takes you out of it.

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    Re: Mouse-pointer stuck as hand in Workspace switcher

    Thanks CantankRus. Have not tried this
    /Azyx

    Ubuntu 16.04LTS 64bit, 16.04 Lubuntu 32-bit on eeePCs and OSX on a G4 800MHz iMac (iLamp). I think I have an W7 on one of my Virtualbox machine under 16.04LTS?

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