The solution for me, using xfce4, was to logout and into gnome-shell. Then I could change the setting... Using gconf-editor didn't work, the option was checked when I looked at it in gnome's control center under mouse. When I loged back into xfce4, all was/is good. xev reports ctl as it should.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9441 Title: the locate pointer option breaks other keybindings Status in GNOME Control Center: Confirmed Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: If 'Locate pointer' mouse feature is enabled (Computer->Desktop preferences->Mouse->Cursors->Locate Pointer), and you try to copy file by Ctrl+dragging, nautilus will stop responding when you release Ctrl or left mouse button to drop copy to destination folder. This effectively disables all desktop operations and panels until nautilus is killed from console. Exact sequence to reproduce: 0) Enable 'Locate pointer' mouse feature 1) press Ctrl 2) drag file to destinaton 3) release Ctrl or left mouse button You must FIRST press Ctrl, and THEN begin to drag file - if order is reverse operation will success. http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125618: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125618 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/9441/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
