How to Turn Off Changing Desktops When Scrolling Touchpad in Lubuntu12.04 ?

Wed Oct 24 20:50:31 UTC 2012

Please try this

If you are tired of edge scrouling the window changer in Lubuntu and open
box, like I was here is the fix. The scroll button on your mouse keeps
changing the Desktop Workspace even when you're scrolling through a folder
or file.

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cd ~/.config/openbox
cp lubuntu-rc.xml lubuntu-rc.xml.bak

(this makes a backup file so that when you think you've messed it up you
could revert it back.)

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leafpad lubuntu-rc.xml

and delete the lines which says;
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<mousebind button="UP" action="click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious" />
<mousebind button="Down" action="click">
<action name="DesktopNext" />

Log out and Log in back again to see the changes!

if you've messed it up and want to revert it back;

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cp lubuntu-rc.xml.bak lubuntu-rc.xml
Thank you that will work.

On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Lee Gold <leegold at operamail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Hi,
>
> I continue to ask for support.
>
> lubuntu-rc.xml is different in 12.04 and the file has no documentation -
> the xml is not self-documenting IMHO.
>
> This "feature" is deadly on a laptop touchpad.
>
> Forget then I'll figure it out...
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012, at 09:45 PM, Aere Greenway wrote:
> > Lee:
> >
> > I encounter this on Lubuntu 12.10, and also (as I recall) on Lubuntu
> > 12.04.
> >
> > What happens (accidentally), is that originally you have the mouse
> > positioned over the scroll-bar of a window, or perhaps over the text.
> >
> > You scroll with the mouse-wheel, and the text scrolls up (or down).  The
> > world is good.
> >
> > But then (unknowingly), you move the mouse so that the mouse pointer is
> > no longer over the window you are using (or its scroll bar), but is now
> > over the desktop.
> >
> > You move the mouse-wheel to scroll some more, but now, where the pointer
> > is over the desktop, all your windows suddenly disappear (including the
> > text you were laboriously editing), and you let out a shriek of
> > despair!
> >
> > If you don't go into cardiac-arrest, and somehow realize that you
> > scrolled to another desktop, you let out a sigh of relief, and go back
> > to the original desktop, and the world is good once again.
> >
> > As you can see, this can be a somewhat disturbing experience.  I can see
> > why it might be a good idea to disable this behavior.
> >
> > - Aere
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2012-10-23 at 21:00 -0700, Lee Gold wrote:
> > > Are you sure this is in 12.04? I don't have this in lubuntu-rc.xml.
> > > Again 12.04 is different.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012, at 03:58 PM, Jose Lopez wrote:
> > > > My Touchpad Changes Desktop, How Do I stop it?
> > > >
> > > > The scroll button on your mouse keeps changing the Desktop Workspace
> even
> > > > when you're scrolling through a folder or file.
> > > >
> > > > cd ~/.config/openboxcp lubuntu-rc.xml lubuntu-rc.xml.bak
> > > >
> > > > (this makes a backup file so that when you think you've messed it up
> you
> > > > could revert it back.)
> > > >
> > > > leafpad lubuntu-rc.xml
> > > >
> > > > and delete the lines which says;
> > > >
> > > > <mousebind button="UP" action="click"> <action name="DesktopPrevious"
> > > > /><mousebind button="Down" action="click"> <action name="DesktopNext"
> > > > />
> > > >
> > > > Log out and Log in back again to see the changes!
> > > >
> > > > if you've messed it up and want to revert it back;
> > > >
> > > > cp lubuntu-rc.xml.bak lubuntu-rc.xml
> > > >
> > > > That should do it.
> > > > Jose lopez
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 4:03 PM, paul sutton <zleap at zleap.net>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 17/10/12 22:00, Lee Gold wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is not what I'm looking for can anyone help?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I scroll along the right side of my laptop touchpad focused
> in an
> > > > > > open desktop the desktops change from 1 to 2 and visa-vera. When
> I'm in
> > > > > > the middle of doing something and this accidentally happens I
> begin to
> > > > > > pull my hair out - I really hate this action.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am looking for a way to shut this off and only have desktop
> changing
> > > > > > via the panel or by selection in a window's top border w/right
> click.
> > > > > > But *not* by the scrolling in the touchpad.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There unfortunately is no GUI to adjust this in Lubuntu but
> there is a
> > > > > > config file where I can edit text and probably comment out the
> lines.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Please tell me were in the file? How? The text file syntax has
> changed
> > > > > > slightly since I last did this. I thought someone would know.
> But I can
> > > > > > backup the file and experiement until it's turned off i guess...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This option is really nasty on a laptop and IMHO it should be an
> optio
> > > > > > of a Lubuntu GUI.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sat, Oct 13, 2012, at 03:00 PM, Jose Lopez wrote:
> > > > > >> Hi all, just wanted to give you a little help on this subject.
> you can
> > > > > do
> > > > > >> this in a graphical formatt, and here is how.
> > > > > >> 1. Right click on a open space of desktop, that should bring
> the Lubuntu
> > > > > >> desktop menu,
> > > > > >> 2. click on desktop preferences.
> > > > > >> 3. click on the advance tab.
> > > > > >> 4. check box that says something like "show menus provided bu
> window
> > > > > >> managers.
> > > > > >> 5. click on close.
> > > > > >> 6. Right click on a open space of desktop again, and that will
> bring you
> > > > > >> to
> > > > > >> the open box desktop menu.
> > > > > >> 7.click on system.
> > > > > >> 8.click on open box conf. manager.
> > > > > >> 9. click on the destop tab on the side.
> > > > > >> 10. change the # of desktop to one.
> > > > > >> 11. close.
> > > > > >> your done. I hope this helps
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Lee Gold <
> leegold at operamail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>> Hi,
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> Using 12.04 with laptop. Moving the finger along the right
> edge of the
> > > > > >>> touchpad acts as a scroll wheel. If the cursor is not in any
> app window
> > > > > >>> but is in open desktop area then this scrolling action will
> transport
> > > > > >>> one to a different desktop.
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> I want to turn off all desktop changing with the touchpad. I
> only want
> > > > > >>> the right click at the top of the window border which gives me
> the
> > > > > >>> option to take that window to a different desktop - I want no
> other
> > > > > >>> desktop changing action enabled with the mouse/touchpad.
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> I used to go into /home/userone/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml
> and make
> > > > > >>> changes. But this file and the syntax in there has changed
> slightly
> > > > > >>> since 10.x and now I'm not sure how to do it.
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> How to do? Thanks!
> > > > > >>>
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> > > > >     Thanks,  that should be useful here too,   I wonder if its
> possible
> > > > > for the installer to detect if tere is a touch pad and set this as
> > > > > default behaviour or even have 1 desktop as the default,
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul
> > > > >
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