Re: [kde] Can't move a window with mouse

David wrote:
:-D

I should not reply to mails like this, but I am a good person so let's
go :-)

If you have this behaviour, then the options are:

a) You made something very wrong.
b) You have a Linux distribution [[that is not Debian]] in an epoch
with bugs.

Possible solutions:

a) Try to find out what you made wrong. Alternatively, try
reinstalling kwin, and overwriting the old configuration files.
b) Try upgrading the packages.

Or the solution that always works: format and install [[Debian]] Linux
from scratch (not the distribution LFS, I mean: install Linux from the
beginning... :-D ).

In the meantime, you can move the window by clicking and dragging on
any point inside while pressing the Alt key. And you can replace the
upper right buttons with the menu that appears after clicking on the
upper left button (this is valid for Kwin, I do not know about compiz).

On 02/04/2008, *John R. Sowden* <jsowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jsowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

When I move the mouse pointer to the title bar to move a window, I
get a
double ended arrow, either vertical or horizontal. I cannot grab the
window and move it, nor will the boxes in the upper right corner
respond.

Help?

You're right. I failed to give some necessary data: Suse 10.3, at the
time I was running OpenOffice.org 2.3, although it happened with other
than OOo. Since I do not change the kde version of an existing
distribution, I am running the KDE version that same with Suse 10.3. I
do not modify (re-compile) my distribution. This happened out of the
blue. I have since shut down the computer and restarted. The problem
went away.

My concern: I'm sure it will happen again.

John

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