Hi Josselin, Sorry I wasn't clear, I should have mentioned this isn't a mouse problem - I get the same behaviour if I try to select text in a field by holding shift and using arrow keys. Also I have no problems selecting in any other text fields, like gvim or qt applications, only in gtk text fields.
Thanks, Aaron On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:49:01 +0100 Josselin Mouette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Le samedi 20 janvier 2007 à 14:40 -0400, Aaron Small a écrit : > > Subject: libgtk2.0-0: Unable to select in text entry > > Package: libgtk2.0-0 > > Version: 2.8.20-4 > > Severity: normal > > > > *** Please type your report below this line *** > > In all gtk applications, when I use the mouse to highlight text in a > > text entry box, the selection will highlight momentarily, then > > disappear. If I drag the mouse to the right across some text, the right > > edge of the selection will move with the mouse cursor, but the left edge > > will catch up almost immediately meaning as I go, only one to two > > letters nearest the mouse are ever selected and the selection always > > ends up empty, unless I move the mouse *very* fast. I'd guess I have > > about half a second to get the text selected and release the mouse > > button before I lose the selection. This makes it impossible to copy > > text. > > From the description, this looks like a problem with your mouse. Which > model is it? Do you see any mouse- or USB-related errors when typing > "dmesg"? >
