somiaj
commented
7 months ago I don't think this is an issue with fvwm, I think firefox is grabbing the xserver, and fvwm has to wait until firefox is done with it. You will notice similar behavior if you grab a tab (hold left click and move the mouse) to move the tab. This too grabs the xserver and fvwm just has to wait until firefox is done. You can also see that firefox makes the escape key abort the action and release the xserver, just move a tab out of the way then hit escape.
I too see this behavior, and I see the same mini icon appear when moving the tab around when clicking both mouse buttons, but I am not able to move the tab icon. I think this is due to an issue in firefox itself triggering the option to move the tab, but not actually letting you. Note I haven't tested this on other wms).
jonakselm
ThomasAdam
Upfront Information
Linux distribution or BSD name/version -- Arch Linux -- Void Linux -- Presumably all other linux distributions
Platform (run:
uname -sp) Linux unknown (this is the actual output)What did I do
I missclicked and ended up clicking the right mouse button (MB2 I think) while holding down the left mouse button (MB1)
Expected Behaviour
Nothing special happens and everything works fine.
Actual Behaviour
Desktop becomes unresponsive while sound and terminals continues to work. Everything except for window input works (mouse events, focus, etc.). Mouse pointer can be moved but doesn't register focus anymore. Everything works again after pressing
Steps to Reproduce
How can the problem be reproduced? For this, the following is helpful:
Use any config
Open firefox
Press down left mouse button
Without lifting the left mouse button, press down the right mouse button Mouse icon should now be a grabbing hand and doesn't register mouse events anymore, making the desktop unresponsive
Does the problem also happen with Fvwm2? Yes
Does Fvwm3 crash?
No
Extra Information
Log contains nothing special, but I will provide if asked