SuSE 9.1 linux "problem"

[TheMagicM]

I dunno if its really a problem..maybe... but sometimes when I'm using it I get that little "+" sign under the mouse and I cant click anything..  it mostly happens when I'm using Mozilla I believe... I have to nerve pinch it to exit the session (not reboot..just exit the session and re-login)... anyone had this happen?  Is my version of mozilla buggy? (I forget what comes with it out of the box..I'll check when I get home)...

and I *love* Eclipse and GTK+..

-Alex

TheMagicM wrote:
I dunno if its really a problem..maybe... but sometimes when I'm using it I get that little "+" sign under the mouse and I cant click anything..  it mostly happens when I'm using Mozilla I believe... I have to nerve pinch it to exit the session (not reboot..just exit the session and re-login)... anyone had this happen?  Is my version of mozilla buggy? (I forget what comes with it out of the box..I'll check when I get home)...

and I *love* Eclipse and GTK+..

-Alex

Try this magic key combo

Alt-F2
type xkill
wait a few seconds, then click on the mozilla window to kill it in it's tracks.

Then install firefox using yast online update, and use that instead.  It's miles better.

[TheMagicM]

great. I'll give it a shot.. thanks again mdma!!  :-)

[HopperJF]

Me and my friend Alan are upgrading our Windows boxes to this operating system soon, it is nice to know there are so many knowledgeable Linux users around these days (a few years ago it must have been a nightmare!)

HopperJF wrote:
Me and my friend Alan are upgrading our Windows boxes to this operating system soon, it is nice to know there are so many knowledgeable Linux users around these days (a few years ago it must have been a nightmare!)

It's very polished and professional operating system.  The personal edition lacks a few basics though. Get the Pro edition if you can afford it. 9.2Pro is even better than 9.1Pro.

[TheMagicM]

I wouldnt mind running 9.2 pro, but I'm using VMWare and dont want it to break w/a new kernel release.

TheMagicM wrote:
I wouldnt mind running 9.2 pro, but I'm using VMWare and dont want it to break w/a new kernel release.

backup your /home and then do a clean install of 9.2.
Once install is done restore the backup to your new /home.

Easy peasy. :-D

[HopperJF]

How much is 9.2 Pro in the UK? Or even 9.1 Pro?

[TheMagicM]

mdma: yea I know that but my beta version of VMWare I read it didnt work properly with a newer version of the kernel..so I didnt want to update.

[Floid]

TheMagicM wrote:
I dunno if its really a problem..maybe... but sometimes when I'm using it I get that little "+" sign under the mouse and I cant click anything..  it mostly happens when I'm using Mozilla I believe... I have to nerve pinch it to exit the session (not reboot..just exit the session and re-login)... anyone had this happen?  Is my version of mozilla buggy? (I forget what comes with it out of the box..I'll check when I get home)...

and I *love* Eclipse and GTK+..

-Alex

Dear god, someone told you to kill processes?  Hit escape next time it happens, that's probably Moz/GTK getting lost thinking you wanted to drag a link!

Floid wrote:

TheMagicM wrote:
I dunno if its really a problem..maybe... but sometimes when I'm using it I get that little "+" sign under the mouse and I cant click anything..  it mostly happens when I'm using Mozilla I believe... I have to nerve pinch it to exit the session (not reboot..just exit the session and re-login)... anyone had this happen?  Is my version of mozilla buggy? (I forget what comes with it out of the box..I'll check when I get home)...

and I *love* Eclipse and GTK+..

-Alex

Dear god, someone told you to kill processes?  Hit escape next time it happens, that's probably Moz/GTK getting lost thinking you wanted to drag a link!

And what may I ask is wrong with killing an unwanted process?  Protected memory is there to be used.

[Floid]

mdma wrote:

And what may I ask is wrong with killing an unwanted process?  Protected memory is there to be used.

Well, since the process is likely not unwanted, a simple tap of escape "should" cancel the drag operation without losing your fifty open tabs or that half-written A.org comment.

However, if this is not quite the same bug, you might have to, yes.

(FWIW, the same thing happens to me with Firefox from time to time, so it's not particularly more immune, and I assume it's more a GTK / X server interaction than anything else.)

[TheMagicM]

no, I believe I have pressed every key imaginable to no avail.  I'm running 9.2..so far no sign of that problem.  But yes it did cross my mind that it looked as if I wanted to copy a link but no matter what I clicked on, it never went away.

[Floid]

TheMagicM wrote:
no, I believe I have pressed every key imaginable to no avail.  I'm running 9.2..so far no sign of that problem.  But yes it did cross my mind that it looked as if I wanted to copy a link but no matter what I clicked on, it never went away.

Hmm, ow.  (To be honest, the inability to dismiss it does sound familiar, but from way back in the Bad Old Days, before I had a clue what I was doing.)  Chances are all your packages have bumped versions with the upgrade (SuSE is not my forte), and the bug-interaction-horriblething has gone with it, so maybe we'll never know.

Otherwise, SuSE support would probably be *very* familiar with the offending package(s) by now if they shipped the 'bug' on the CDs, so taking advantage of their resources may've been the shortcut to vanquishing it on your install.