[mythtv-users] cursor

[Brian Wood]

norman wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-06-17 at 09:41 -0600, Brian Wood wrote:
>> norman wrote:
>>> I run Mythtv in a window on a desktop and, until recently, the mouse
>>> moved the cursor. I was checking on a few settings, because the remote
>>> control was not working as it should and now the cursor is no longer
>>> moved by the mouse. Can anyone please suggest what I should look for to
>>> put things right.
>> Depends a lot on what window manager you are running and a few other
>> things, but I'd guess it's a focus issue.
> 
> I am very ignorant in such matters but always keen to learn. I am
> running Ubuntu 7.04 so, would the window manager be gnome? I am not sure
> how to change the focus though.

I don't use Ubuntu, but Gnome is a Desktop, not a window manager.
Several window managers can be used with Gnome. I THINK Ubuntu uses
MetaCity by default, but I'm not positive.

"Focus" refers to which window accepts input from the mouse (or KB, or
other input device) and the usual setting is "click to focus".

Actually Myth is generally configured to not use a mouse at all, the
remote control or KB just moves the on-screen cursor.

Does your mouse behave properly in the other windows? Have you clicked
the main mouse button in the Myth window?

You might close out of X entirely, and restart it, or even reboot the
machine.