Using version xfce4-settings-4.8.3-1.fc16.x86_64 Running Fedora f16 I have an odd problem with a particular left-handed user with the xfce desktop in Fedora f16 - the machine is running x86_64 f16 fully up to date - one user out of several on the machine needs to have the mouse set to left-handed and all users are running xfce as the desktop. Everything works beautifully including for all users including the user with the mouse set to left-handed until the machine is rebooted - then for all right-handed users there is no problem after a reboot - but on the first login after rebooting to the new kernel gives strange mouse behaviour only for the left-handed user, and a right click (i.e. a left click for a right-handed typical user) on the logout icon in the panel ( green running man icon ) does not respond to give the logout options - a series of clicks onto Applications menu options gives a logout but the logout only occurs when clicking on the cancel button - after logging our and then logging back in all is well and there is no issue at all - until the next time the machine is rebooted, and the same thing happens just on the first login after rebooting. This has only happened with f16 - previously the machine was running f14. On a different machine also running f16 but with i686 the same issue occurs for the left-handed user and not for right-handed users - so it would seem an issue somewhere in xfce but I don't know where, or how to confirm this? This problem does not occur for any other user (all others have right-handed mouse). Some diagnostics after suggestions given on the xfce list follow: For mike logged into machine with right hand mouse [mike@pavilion ~]$ xinput list ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ Logitech USB RECEIVER id=8 [slave pointer (2)] ⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=7 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Dell Dell USB Keyboard id=9 [slave keyboard (3)] [mike@pavilion ~]$ xinput get-button-map 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 [mike@pavilion ~]$ xinput get-button-map 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 For debbie logged in with left handed mouse operating normally: [debbie@pavilion ~]$ xinput list ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ Logitech USB RECEIVER id=8 [slave pointer (2)] ⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=7 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Dell Dell USB Keyboard id=9 [slave keyboard (3)] [debbie@pavilion ~]$ xinput get-button-map 8 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 [debbie@pavilion ~]$ xinput get-button-map 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Immediately after rebooting - mouse took several clicks before a terminal window could be opened. Output still as above Right click on logout button gave no response. Left click offered the action buttons popup and the add new items popup that latter included a logout icon - right clicking it did give the option to logout at top left on the popup that then opened. Right clicking that logout flashed the screen but did not logout. Right clicking cancel then gave a logout. After the logout that followed - then logging back in gave a normal left-handed mouse response that worked normally in every way. Any help diagnosing this would be appreciated.
I have just updated my Fedora system where this problem has been occurring this morning - and the bug no longer appears! It is not obvious what package has fixed the issue but packages that updated today include: kdm-4.7.4-7.fc16.x86_64 1:qt-4.8.0-7.fc16.x86_64 1:qt-x11-4.8.0-7.fc16.x86_64 glib2-2.30.2-1.fc16.x86_64 kernel-3.1.9-1.fc16.x86_64 orc-0.4.16-5.fc16.x86_64 ortp-0.18.0-1.fc16.x86_64 and a slew of others that don't seem to be related! However now that this was fixed outside of xfce code I will close this as notabug.