Ubuntu
control-center package

Left-handed mouse button settings not retained

Bug #73942 reported by parkyna
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
control-center (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubuntu-desktop

Hi,

I'm evaluating ubuntu 6.10 Edgy running in a virtual machine using VMWare on XP Pro SP2.

My mouse buttons/scroll wheel work fine (thanks to ubuntu forum) but I have a problem with left-handed buttons. I can change the buttons in a session and they're fine for that session. However, when I re-start or start a new session at another time, the mouse buttons have reverted back to right-handed configuration, even though:

- the GUI (System>Preferences>Mouse>Buttons)
- sudo gconf-editor> desktop>gnome>peripherals>mouse

...both show the left-handed mouse button option 'ticked'.

Each new session I have to untick and re-tick to get the left-handed functionality activated again.

I've tried the option of saving the session exactly as it is now:

- System>Preferences>Sessions>Session options 'Automatically save changes to session'
- System>Preferences>Sessions>Startup Programs

but no joy.

I really like ubuntu 6.10 and will persevere but it's going to be a fag to set my mouse prefeference every time I startup ubuntu.

Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug. Do you still have that problem? Why do you start gconf-editor with sudo, that way you change the key for the administrator and not your user

Changed in control-center:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
Revision history for this message
parkyna (alan-parkyn) wrote : RE: [Bug 73942] Re: Left-handed mouse button settings not retained

Hello Sebastien,

I have resolved this problem now - can the bug be closed?

Thanks

Alan.

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-----Original Message-----
From: <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] On Behalf Of
Sebastien Bacher
Sent: 19 February 2007 18:18
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 73942] Re: Left-handed mouse button settings not retained

Thank you for your bug. Do you still have that problem? Why do you start

gconf-editor with sudo, that way you change the key for the

administrator and not your user

** Changed in: control-center (Ubuntu)

   Importance: Undecided => Low

     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

       Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info

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Left-handed mouse button settings not retained

https://launchpad.net/bugs/73942

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Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

sure, thank you for the update, marking fixed

Changed in control-center:
status: Needs Info → Fix Released
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