--- In [email protected], "Danilo Uccelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2008/11/26 gliderpull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > First I want to thank the developers for an excellent program for > > making PCB's. > > > > I have used kicad for more than 6 months, on several machines, and it > > has worked fine. > > > > Yesterday I did an install of the Ubuntu kicad package on Ubuntu intrepid. > > > > Like usual, eescema had a problem I solved as usual by installing a > > newer version from the nightly builds that I have kept all the time. > > > > It also worked fine. > > > > Then I got tempted to install the newest build from > > > > http://beischer.com/kicad/ > > > > and started the program. > > > > Now all looked normal, but the mouse clicks was not working anymore, > > neither in the eescema program nor anywhere else on the Ubuntu desktop. > > > > The keyboard was still functional, and the mouse cursor could be moved > > as usual, but no reaction to mouse clicks. > > > > I have tried to completely remove the kicad packages and delete the > > .kicad file and then reinstall kicad. > > > > The error stays put. If the kicad program is not started all seems normal. > > > > To my understanding the failure of one program should not affect other > > programs. > > > > I can avoid the problem by not using kicad, but that is no solution > > when I need to make PCB's. > > > > I tried searching for a solution, but without success. Does anyone > > know how to get rid of this problem ? As this is a workstation with > > lots of other special programs, a reinstall is not an attractive solution. > > > > Hi, > > I tried just now on Ubuntu 8.10, the version 20080811.r1188, it work perfectly. > In my opinion you should search around your video drivers. > > HTH > > Danilo Uccelli >
Hi Daniello Thank you for the tip. I have looked more into this. I have a Nvidia EN 8600 GT graphic card in a dual core Pentium 4 machine. I use the dual head functionality from the restricted Nvidia driver with 1792 x 1344 pixel resolution. This works perfectly with all the programs I have tested, including CVpcb, PCBnew and GerbView. Also the 3D in Varicad works perfectly. So EESchema is the only program that "disables" the mouse clicks. The diagram sheet is shown correctly, but the mouse clicks does not work in any program after EESchema has been started. My portable T61 runs OK with EESchema, and it worked on my workstation before I started to update. I can't say it is not a video driver problem, if it is, why doesn't all other programs fail also ? I think some setup or library may be harmed by removal and re-installation, but I don't have a clue where to look. Best Regards
