ubuntu 22.04.1: select using the mouse has become difficult

[Little Girl]

Hey there,

Karl Auer wrote:
>robert rottermann wrote:

>> on my desktop with ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS installed (with all
>> upgrades) selecting elements like text in vs code, or a partial
>> line in a shell has become rather difficult.

>Swap your mouse. If the problem goes away, your current mouse needs
>cleaning or replacing.

>> My laptop, running the same Ubuntu version, does do not show that
>> problematic behaviour.

>Try your mouse on your laptop...

I'll heartily agree with this. It either clicks too much or not
enough or both and it's very sporadic.  It can be a frustrating
problem if you're waiting for another mouse, so I always keep at
least one spare mouse for the dreaded moment when this inevitably
happens.

By the way, there's a way to "do surgery" on a mouse and fix the
issue by cleaning and bending the little metal parts inside of it.
There are lots of videos on YouTube showing how it's done if you do a
search for "fix double-click" or "fix mouse" or something similar.
Or, if you're feeling adventurous, you can just open up your mouse and
take a good look at it and figure it our for yourself.

The parts are mighty small and it's tricky to get the bend right, so
there's a good chance that you'll break it entirely. As a result, it
might not be a bad idea to keep a pile of bad mice on hand in case of
a mouse shortage (it could happen), so you'll have multiple attempts
to get that surgery right.

-- 
Little Girl

There is no spoon.