Comment 10 for bug 1308179

@mikefreeman..
This problem is solved by hordep.
Do the following (as described on mint forum):

0) You'll need admin privileges to perform these steps;
1) go to /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu and do a backup of the file pointerMonitor.py for safety (copy and rename);
2) copy and paste this http://pastebin.com/Xjcajn4W into pointerMonitor.py in the same location;
3) Be aware this might lock your mouse keys if it fails, so launch system monitor or a terminal so that you can easily kill mintmenu if something goes wrong;
4) Restart mintMenu by removing from panel and re-adding. Be sure you have restarted it or you'll see no change;
5) Test and see if it is fixed.

Ps. Mouse locking/hanging is also fixed - works ok on my Mint 16 Mate x64