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Ubuntu

Right click from mouse immediately clicks on release - 20.04

Yan Tavares

3/4/23, 3:46 AM

So I’ve seen some very old forum questions about this issue, but could not find any known workaround that works in Ubuntu 20.04.

The issue:

When I right click I see the context menu, but it automatically clicks the first option and disappears. I first noticed this issue on VScode but have noticed that it also happens on various applications.

Apparently the normal behaviour in newer Ubuntu versions is to hold the right button and then release on the chosen menu option, and I wish I could change that. Old posts suggest that it is not possible but perhaps there is a new solution?

I tried:

I already tried using EasyStroke to create a custom behaviour for the right click, but even though it solves the presented issue, it ends up causing many other problems.

I also got a fresh Ubuntu install (for unrelated reasons) and the problem still persists.

I also switched mice to see if it was a hardware problem but had no success.

I noticed it happens mostly in certain parts of the screen near its middle (which makes me even more confused).

I’m a relatively new Ubuntu user, thanks in advance!

Links to people with the same problem (old / not solved):

https://superuser.com/questions/205678/the-right-button-of-my-mouse-clicks-on-release-ubuntu

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/113175

Right-click acts too fast - No Fix Yet, Any Workaround?

Especifications:

System: Ubuntu 20.04

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX-1050

USB mouse

1980 X 1080 60HZ Dell monitor

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context-menu

20.04

WinEunuuchs2Unix

6/5/23, 3:27 AM

Have you tried a different mouse? I had all kinds of problems with left clicking until I bought a new mouse.

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Ubuntu

mimminou

6/5/23, 1:20 AM

I suspect the issue being that the context menu of right clicking is getting created right under the mouse cursor, and before the mouse release key event triggers, so when the menu is drawn, the release mouse key event triggers the entry that the cursor is hovering above (Devs should add some 5ms or so latency to ignore mouse release).

One way i could prevent this behaviour in laptops (Only works on touchpads as far as i know) Is by disabling Tap and Drag gesture in touchpad settings (I use KDE but i'm sure it's available in GNOME too).

A potential fix that looks promising but that i have not tried would be this : https://askubuntu.com/a/435004/1568112

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mickmackusa

6/5/23, 9:34 AM

I see that you've been a member of this community for nearly 1.5 years, but you still haven't taken the [tour]; please do. If you believe that another page on AskUbuntu provides the required resolution, it may be more appropriate to flag/vote to close the question as a duplicate instead of answering. I'll not weigh in on whether this would be an appropriate action in this case.

mimminou

6/5/23, 12:03 PM

Thank you for clarification @mickmackusa, i see that this question is most likely a duplicate of this [question](https://askubuntu.com/questions/178373/mouse-clicks-when-i-release-the-button/435004#435004), yet i do not have privileges to vote yet. I would still like to keep the first part of my answer because it fixes the issue on laptops (Albeit with the dragging functionality compromise).

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Ubuntu

Yan Tavares

6/16/24, 11:12 AM

This was likely a bug in Electron in some devices, it is now fixed and does not happen anymore (not really sure why). I'm closing this question

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Elon Musk

I sit in a Tesla and translated this thread with Ai:

EN: Right click from mouse immediately clicks on release - 20.04

TH: คลิกขวาจากเมาส์คลิกที่รีลีสทันที - 20.04

RO: Faceți clic dreapta de pe mouse face imediat clic pe lansare - 20.04

RU: Щелчок правой кнопкой мыши сразу же нажимает на выпуск - 20.04

VI: Nhấp chuột phải từ chuột ngay lập tức nhấp vào bản phát hành - 20.04

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