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List:       kde-user
Subject:    Re: Mouse not functional
From:       Moritz Moeller-Herrmann <mmh () gmx ! net>
Date:       1998-06-29 12:41:06
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Bruce J. Carter wrote:
> 
> Hi Jon,
> 
> On 28-Jun-98 J Peck wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've just installed Beta4, and I have the following problem:
> >
> > The mouse click does not seem to be registered on buttons, or menus.  In
> > file-windows the status-bar responds to the mouse being moved over
> > items,
> > the icon at the top left of the windows is fully fuctional, providing a
> > menu
> > when clicked, and selection boxes (eg language settings) work fine.
> >
> > I had no error messages when installing either KDE or Qt, and I verified
> > that qt worked by running the demo applets under fvwm.
> >
> > The rest of the system seems functional, I can use Alt-F1 to bring up
> > the
> > K-menu, and navigating with the keyboard seems okay.
> >
> > I'm using Slackware 3.4, with libc 5, and a Microsoft Intellimouse.
> >
> > Any help you can give would be much appriciated.
> >
Is the KFM filemanager running (do a "ps xa"). It might have crashed. Then you
lose some functionality on the desktop and icons will not work for example. Try
a alt - F2 and type kfm. This might fix it.
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