Ubuntu
xorg-server package

mouse pointer should flip horizontally when mouse orientation is left-handed

Bug #40330 reported by Jonathon Conte on 2006-04-20

This bug affects 2 people

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
X.Org X server	Invalid	Wishlist	freedesktop-bugs #20975
gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)	Triaged	Wishlist	Unassigned
xorg-server (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Wishlist	Unassigned

Bug Description

I'm running Ubuntu Dapper Drake Flight 6 + updates. When the mouse is set to left-handed, the mouse pointer is not affected visually by the setting so it continues to point the same direction (slightly to the left). I think that the mouse pointer should be reversed so that it points slightly to the right when the mouse is set to left-handed.

The ideal solution whould be to automatically flip the relevant mouse pointers horizontally on-the-fly so that regardless of the pointer theme they are reversed when the mouse orientation is set to left-handed. However, some pointers in a theme would need to remain unaffected (like left/right window resize) which complicates the implementation of this solution.

Another solution would be to ship two pointer themes: The default theme plus a slightly modified, left-handed variation of the default theme in which the affected pointers have been flipped horizontally. This is probably the most simple solution to implement for Dapper.

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2008-01-22:

Is this still an issue on Hardy?

Changed in xorg:
status:	New → Incomplete

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Jonathon Conte (thesicktwist) wrote on 2008-03-24:

I'm running Hardy i386 testing here (with all updates as of 2008-03-22) and the bug still exists.

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Fred (eldmannen+launchpad) wrote on 2008-07-10:

cursor_handed.png Edit (6.7 KiB, image/png)

Yeah, like this.

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Pablo Castellano (pablocastellano) wrote on 2008-10-13:

I find it a very good feature. I'll see what I can do when I get free time.
+1

Changed in xorg:
status:	Incomplete → Confirmed

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2009-03-06

Changed in xorg-server:
status:	Confirmed → Triaged

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Pablo Castellano (pablocastellano) wrote on 2009-03-06:

No, I haven't had such free time, nor I don't have it right now

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #20975, David Stansby (dstansby-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2009-03-31:

When the mouse is set to left-handed, the mouse pointer is not affected visually by the setting so it continues to point the same direction (slightly to the left). I think that the mouse pointer should be reversed so that it points slightly to the right when the mouse is set to left-handed.

The ideal solution would be to automatically flip the relevant mouse pointers horizontally on-the-fly so that regardless of the pointer theme they are reversed when the mouse orientation is set to left-handed. However, some pointers in a theme would need to remain unaffected (like left/right window resize) which complicates the implementation of this solution.

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David Stansby (dstansby-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2009-03-31:

Just tried on the latest version of Jaunty, and this bug is still present. I've forwarded the bug upstream to here: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20975

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2009-03-31

Changed in xorg-server:
status:	Unknown → Confirmed

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #20975, Éric Piel (pieleric) wrote on 2009-11-30:

The server is not really aware of the left/right distinction, it sees it just as some swapping between the order of the buttons. So doing it automatically sounds impossible (in addition to the problems you mentioned already). So the only way would be to provide additional pointer sets, and add support to the application which swap the buttons to also change the pointer set used.

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Fred (eldmannen+launchpad) wrote on 2010-05-06:

This is still an issue in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2010-09-13

Changed in xorg-server:
importance:	Unknown → Wishlist

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2011-01-25

Changed in xorg-server:
importance:	Wishlist → Unknown

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2011-02-03

Changed in xorg-server:
importance:	Unknown → Wishlist

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote on 2011-05-11:

#10

not really a bug in the xserver, this is themable and could be handled in the GUI "somewhere"

Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
status:	Triaged → Invalid

Sebastien Bacher (seb128) on 2011-10-11

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Wishlist
status:	New → Triaged

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #20975, Ajax-a (ajax-a) wrote on 2018-06-12:

#11

Mass closure: This bug has been untouched for more than six years, and is not obviously still valid. Please file a new report if you continue to experience issues with a current server.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2018-06-13