Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse
Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse
BUG: Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse.
I have to hold the mouse perfectly still in order for the mousewheel to work. (extremely frustrating to work like this)
Steps to reproduce:
guest additions installed and mouse integration turned on.
If you turn off mouse integration, mouse wheel works correctly. (which is not really an option since that brings other annoyances while working)
Thanks,
- Randy
I have to hold the mouse perfectly still in order for the mousewheel to work. (extremely frustrating to work like this)
Steps to reproduce:
guest additions installed and mouse integration turned on.
If you turn off mouse integration, mouse wheel works correctly. (which is not really an option since that brings other annoyances while working)
Thanks,
- Randy
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Re: Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse
NOT a bug. It works just fine.
With or without mouse integration.
With or without mouse integration.
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Re: Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse
Same problem here.
A few days ago I did a fresh install
of linuxmint-18.2-mate-64bit.iso guest
on virtualbox version 5.1.26 r117224 (Qt5.6.2)
on windows 10 host
with latest guest additions (I first deinstalled the ones provided by mint, then installed the ones provided bythe virtualbox.)
* Scrolling with mouse wheel does not work e.g. in mate-terminal, but also not in the start menu -- unless I hold the mouse up in the air! If there is even the slightest mouse movement, it won't scroll.
* Scrolling with mouse wheel works in chromium and intellij IDEA
Same issue also with linuxmint-18.2-kde-64bit.iso . Installed the same way on the same host using a fresh virtual disk etc.
Please tell me what other information I can provide to support resolving this issue.
A few days ago I did a fresh install
of linuxmint-18.2-mate-64bit.iso guest
on virtualbox version 5.1.26 r117224 (Qt5.6.2)
on windows 10 host
with latest guest additions (I first deinstalled the ones provided by mint, then installed the ones provided bythe virtualbox.)
* Scrolling with mouse wheel does not work e.g. in mate-terminal, but also not in the start menu -- unless I hold the mouse up in the air! If there is even the slightest mouse movement, it won't scroll.
* Scrolling with mouse wheel works in chromium and intellij IDEA
Same issue also with linuxmint-18.2-kde-64bit.iso . Installed the same way on the same host using a fresh virtual disk etc.
Please tell me what other information I can provide to support resolving this issue.
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Re: Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse
Any "fancy" mouse drivers on the host? Any helper applications?
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- With the VM shut down completely (not paused or saved), right-click on the VM in the VirtualBox Manager and select "Show Log".
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Re: Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse
Latest VBox.log is attached as a zip.
I'm not aware of any "fancy" mouse drivers - this is a laptop provided by the company, with their own brew of Windows 10 freshly installed a few weeks ago.
For this test, I did the scrolling check in a mate-terminal, both with mouse movement on the desk and with "mouse in the air".
Perhaps I should mention that the other installation (with mint kde) was tested with konsole (which is the KDE standard terminal app).
I'm not aware of any "fancy" mouse drivers - this is a laptop provided by the company, with their own brew of Windows 10 freshly installed a few weeks ago.
For this test, I did the scrolling check in a mate-terminal, both with mouse movement on the desk and with "mouse in the air".
Perhaps I should mention that the other installation (with mint kde) was tested with konsole (which is the KDE standard terminal app).
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Re: Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse
I wasn't expecting to see anything weird in the VBox.log, I just thought of removing that "parameter" from the equation. Again, I believe that it is something that starts at the host, not in the "translation" in VirtualBox. Check what processes/programs/services you have running on your host.
And I really don't like that Air-Jordan thing...
And I really don't like that Air-Jordan thing...
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Re: Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse
Ok, so I'll try to locate the issue on the host. But this can take a few weeks because I don't expect support from their side.
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Re: Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse
I just reproduced the issue in vmware ... oh la la
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Re: Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse
So I've been hunting through the google jungle on this issue and all have seemed to ended up at this point, it also happens in VMWare.
So if this is true, does this provide any sort of hint as to where the problem is?
Given the number of posts about this it doesn't seem be an isolated issue.
regards,
Karl
So if this is true, does this provide any sort of hint as to where the problem is?
Given the number of posts about this it doesn't seem be an isolated issue.
regards,
Karl
Please, I'm disturbed.
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Re: Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse
Today I did a couple of experiments because our IT asked me to check if adding a second mouse and attaching it directly to the VM using the virtualbox USB settings is an option. Well ... I tried that.
It turns out that the wheel of the second mouse works inside the VM - but moving the mouse is then handicapped because the two mice interfere and that makes many "interesting" effects.
More noticable:
I also found out that the wheel mouse does work if I turn off mouse pointer integration.
It turns out that the wheel of the second mouse works inside the VM - but moving the mouse is then handicapped because the two mice interfere and that makes many "interesting" effects.
More noticable:
I also found out that the wheel mouse does work if I turn off mouse pointer integration.
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Re: Mousewheel doesn't work while moving mouse
It seems libinput *ignores* scroll button events from one device while another device sends movement events, which is the case for mouse integration: the virtual touchpad sends (tons of) movement updates, while the virtual ps/2 mouse scrollwheel sends button events. With mouse integration disabled, both events are sent by the same virtual ps/2 mouse. Most notably, both libinput-debug-events and xev receive events correctly in all cases.
As a workaround, I have uninstalled xserver-xorg-input-libinput and installed xserver-xorg-input-evdev instead. This solved the issue for me.
See also viewtopic.php?f=3&t=79002#p401248 for a config based way to disable libinput.
As a workaround, I have uninstalled xserver-xorg-input-libinput and installed xserver-xorg-input-evdev instead. This solved the issue for me.
See also viewtopic.php?f=3&t=79002#p401248 for a config based way to disable libinput.