Ubuntu 14.04 mouse and keyboard focus different windows

I'm using Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS and my mouse and keyboard are behaving weird after login today and after opening one window (firefox, nautilus) and then the terminal (terminator). Mouse and keyboard are both focusing different windows and I cannot click another window or the unity logo, just the window the mouse has focus on.

Info:

It worked seamless for a good month and this behaviour happened just today.

Last thing I installed: Wine

Last settings I changed: Set gedit as default editor with Ubuntu Tweak

Keyboard: Logitech K270

Mouse: Logitech M705

Happens with laptop touchpad, too.

Happens on Unity and Gnome.

Rebooting does not fix this problem.

Cannot upgrade Ubuntu because I need to use ROS indigo.

I found other threads, where people had focus problems, but it was due to using gamer mice. And as I said, everything worked before.

Is there an easy way to fix this behavior? I cannot think of any cause and can barely work on Ubuntu like this.

Any help is appreciated.

asked Aug 6 '17 at 15:41

S. M.

1

Unplug the Logitech USB dongle, reboot, and see if the touchpad works normally. Open Language Settings and see what the keyboard input method is set to. Report back.

– heynnema
Aug 6 '17 at 18:10

I have two dongles. One for mouse (unifying dongle) and one normal dongle for the keyboard. After rebooting without the keyboard dongle, everything seems to work normal.

– S. M.
Aug 7 '17 at 10:57

add a comment |

Info:

It worked seamless for a good month and this behaviour happened just today.

Last thing I installed: Wine

Last settings I changed: Set gedit as default editor with Ubuntu Tweak

Keyboard: Logitech K270

Mouse: Logitech M705

Happens with laptop touchpad, too.

Happens on Unity and Gnome.

Rebooting does not fix this problem.

Cannot upgrade Ubuntu because I need to use ROS indigo.

I found other threads, where people had focus problems, but it was due to using gamer mice. And as I said, everything worked before.

Is there an easy way to fix this behavior? I cannot think of any cause and can barely work on Ubuntu like this.

Any help is appreciated.

asked Aug 6 '17 at 15:41

S. M.

1

Unplug the Logitech USB dongle, reboot, and see if the touchpad works normally. Open Language Settings and see what the keyboard input method is set to. Report back.

– heynnema
Aug 6 '17 at 18:10

I have two dongles. One for mouse (unifying dongle) and one normal dongle for the keyboard. After rebooting without the keyboard dongle, everything seems to work normal.

– S. M.
Aug 7 '17 at 10:57

add a comment |

Info:

It worked seamless for a good month and this behaviour happened just today.

Last thing I installed: Wine

Last settings I changed: Set gedit as default editor with Ubuntu Tweak

Keyboard: Logitech K270

Mouse: Logitech M705

Happens with laptop touchpad, too.

Happens on Unity and Gnome.

Rebooting does not fix this problem.

Cannot upgrade Ubuntu because I need to use ROS indigo.

I found other threads, where people had focus problems, but it was due to using gamer mice. And as I said, everything worked before.

Is there an easy way to fix this behavior? I cannot think of any cause and can barely work on Ubuntu like this.

Any help is appreciated.

asked Aug 6 '17 at 15:41

S. M.

Info:

It worked seamless for a good month and this behaviour happened just today.

Last thing I installed: Wine

Last settings I changed: Set gedit as default editor with Ubuntu Tweak

Keyboard: Logitech K270

Mouse: Logitech M705

Happens with laptop touchpad, too.

Happens on Unity and Gnome.

Rebooting does not fix this problem.

Cannot upgrade Ubuntu because I need to use ROS indigo.

I found other threads, where people had focus problems, but it was due to using gamer mice. And as I said, everything worked before.

Is there an easy way to fix this behavior? I cannot think of any cause and can barely work on Ubuntu like this.

Any help is appreciated.

14.04 windows keyboard mouse focus

asked Aug 6 '17 at 15:41

S. M.

asked Aug 6 '17 at 15:41

S. M.

asked Aug 6 '17 at 15:41

S. M.

asked Aug 6 '17 at 15:41

S. M.

asked Aug 6 '17 at 15:41

S. M.

1

Unplug the Logitech USB dongle, reboot, and see if the touchpad works normally. Open Language Settings and see what the keyboard input method is set to. Report back.

– heynnema
Aug 6 '17 at 18:10

I have two dongles. One for mouse (unifying dongle) and one normal dongle for the keyboard. After rebooting without the keyboard dongle, everything seems to work normal.

– S. M.
Aug 7 '17 at 10:57

add a comment |

1

Unplug the Logitech USB dongle, reboot, and see if the touchpad works normally. Open Language Settings and see what the keyboard input method is set to. Report back.

– heynnema
Aug 6 '17 at 18:10

I have two dongles. One for mouse (unifying dongle) and one normal dongle for the keyboard. After rebooting without the keyboard dongle, everything seems to work normal.

– S. M.
Aug 7 '17 at 10:57

Unplug the Logitech USB dongle, reboot, and see if the touchpad works normally. Open Language Settings and see what the keyboard input method is set to. Report back.

– heynnema
Aug 6 '17 at 18:10

I have two dongles. One for mouse (unifying dongle) and one normal dongle for the keyboard. After rebooting without the keyboard dongle, everything seems to work normal.

– S. M.
Aug 7 '17 at 10:57

add a comment |

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From the comments...

Unplug the Logitech USB dongle, reboot, and see if the touchpad works normally. Open Language Settings and see what the keyboard input method is set to.

Unplugging the Logitech keyboard dongle allowed everything else to operate as normal.

For the unifying dongle, re-pair your Logitech mouse, and update the firmware in the dongle. Then retry the keyboard dongle again.

To upgrade the firmware in the Logitech unifying dongle, see https://community.logitech.com/s/question/0D531000055gw8YCAQ/logitech-response-to-unifying-receiver-research-findings for instructions and the firmware.

You might also check the USB settings in your BIOS. They may need to be set to USB 2.0, or legacy.

Lastly, you might have to plug the dongles directly into your computer's USB ports, instead of a hub (if you're using one).

edited Aug 7 '17 at 13:33

answered Aug 7 '17 at 13:27

heynnema

18.2k22054

Thank you very much! I cannot see a way to upgrade the firmware for Ubuntu on the mentioned page, but it's not necessary, because I am using a different keyboard now and it works like a charm. I wouldn't have thought that a dongle can create such peculiar behavior on Ubuntu.

– S. M.
Aug 8 '17 at 1:02

@S.M. The firmware update requires Windows to do the update.

– heynnema
Aug 8 '17 at 1:05

add a comment |

I found a solution to similar focus problem. A part of it was that mouse focus remained locked to one window but keyboard focus was in another. I fixed it by running:

sudo apt install wmctrl

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/click_to_focus -s true 

wmctrl -R WindowName 

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/click_to_focus -s false

Here are the links to original answer and bug report

answered Jan 2 at 1:31

ohwell

233

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From the comments...

Unplug the Logitech USB dongle, reboot, and see if the touchpad works normally. Open Language Settings and see what the keyboard input method is set to.

Unplugging the Logitech keyboard dongle allowed everything else to operate as normal.

For the unifying dongle, re-pair your Logitech mouse, and update the firmware in the dongle. Then retry the keyboard dongle again.

You might also check the USB settings in your BIOS. They may need to be set to USB 2.0, or legacy.

Lastly, you might have to plug the dongles directly into your computer's USB ports, instead of a hub (if you're using one).

edited Aug 7 '17 at 13:33

answered Aug 7 '17 at 13:27

heynnema

18.2k22054

Thank you very much! I cannot see a way to upgrade the firmware for Ubuntu on the mentioned page, but it's not necessary, because I am using a different keyboard now and it works like a charm. I wouldn't have thought that a dongle can create such peculiar behavior on Ubuntu.

– S. M.
Aug 8 '17 at 1:02

@S.M. The firmware update requires Windows to do the update.

– heynnema
Aug 8 '17 at 1:05

add a comment |

From the comments...

Unplug the Logitech USB dongle, reboot, and see if the touchpad works normally. Open Language Settings and see what the keyboard input method is set to.

Unplugging the Logitech keyboard dongle allowed everything else to operate as normal.

For the unifying dongle, re-pair your Logitech mouse, and update the firmware in the dongle. Then retry the keyboard dongle again.

You might also check the USB settings in your BIOS. They may need to be set to USB 2.0, or legacy.

Lastly, you might have to plug the dongles directly into your computer's USB ports, instead of a hub (if you're using one).

edited Aug 7 '17 at 13:33

answered Aug 7 '17 at 13:27

heynnema

18.2k22054

Thank you very much! I cannot see a way to upgrade the firmware for Ubuntu on the mentioned page, but it's not necessary, because I am using a different keyboard now and it works like a charm. I wouldn't have thought that a dongle can create such peculiar behavior on Ubuntu.

– S. M.
Aug 8 '17 at 1:02

@S.M. The firmware update requires Windows to do the update.

– heynnema
Aug 8 '17 at 1:05

add a comment |

From the comments...

Unplug the Logitech USB dongle, reboot, and see if the touchpad works normally. Open Language Settings and see what the keyboard input method is set to.

Unplugging the Logitech keyboard dongle allowed everything else to operate as normal.

For the unifying dongle, re-pair your Logitech mouse, and update the firmware in the dongle. Then retry the keyboard dongle again.

You might also check the USB settings in your BIOS. They may need to be set to USB 2.0, or legacy.

Lastly, you might have to plug the dongles directly into your computer's USB ports, instead of a hub (if you're using one).

edited Aug 7 '17 at 13:33

answered Aug 7 '17 at 13:27

heynnema

18.2k22054

From the comments...

Unplug the Logitech USB dongle, reboot, and see if the touchpad works normally. Open Language Settings and see what the keyboard input method is set to.

Unplugging the Logitech keyboard dongle allowed everything else to operate as normal.

For the unifying dongle, re-pair your Logitech mouse, and update the firmware in the dongle. Then retry the keyboard dongle again.

You might also check the USB settings in your BIOS. They may need to be set to USB 2.0, or legacy.

Lastly, you might have to plug the dongles directly into your computer's USB ports, instead of a hub (if you're using one).

edited Aug 7 '17 at 13:33

answered Aug 7 '17 at 13:27

heynnema

18.2k22054

edited Aug 7 '17 at 13:33

answered Aug 7 '17 at 13:27

heynnema

18.2k22054

answered Aug 7 '17 at 13:27

heynnema

18.2k22054

answered Aug 7 '17 at 13:27

heynnema

18.2k22054

Thank you very much! I cannot see a way to upgrade the firmware for Ubuntu on the mentioned page, but it's not necessary, because I am using a different keyboard now and it works like a charm. I wouldn't have thought that a dongle can create such peculiar behavior on Ubuntu.

– S. M.
Aug 8 '17 at 1:02

@S.M. The firmware update requires Windows to do the update.

– heynnema
Aug 8 '17 at 1:05

add a comment |

Thank you very much! I cannot see a way to upgrade the firmware for Ubuntu on the mentioned page, but it's not necessary, because I am using a different keyboard now and it works like a charm. I wouldn't have thought that a dongle can create such peculiar behavior on Ubuntu.

– S. M.
Aug 8 '17 at 1:02

@S.M. The firmware update requires Windows to do the update.

– heynnema
Aug 8 '17 at 1:05

Thank you very much! I cannot see a way to upgrade the firmware for Ubuntu on the mentioned page, but it's not necessary, because I am using a different keyboard now and it works like a charm. I wouldn't have thought that a dongle can create such peculiar behavior on Ubuntu.

– S. M.
Aug 8 '17 at 1:02

@S.M. The firmware update requires Windows to do the update.

– heynnema
Aug 8 '17 at 1:05

add a comment |

I found a solution to similar focus problem. A part of it was that mouse focus remained locked to one window but keyboard focus was in another. I fixed it by running:

sudo apt install wmctrl

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/click_to_focus -s true 

wmctrl -R WindowName 

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/click_to_focus -s false

Here are the links to original answer and bug report

answered Jan 2 at 1:31

ohwell

233

add a comment |

I found a solution to similar focus problem. A part of it was that mouse focus remained locked to one window but keyboard focus was in another. I fixed it by running:

sudo apt install wmctrl

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/click_to_focus -s true 

wmctrl -R WindowName 

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/click_to_focus -s false

Here are the links to original answer and bug report

answered Jan 2 at 1:31

ohwell

233

add a comment |

I found a solution to similar focus problem. A part of it was that mouse focus remained locked to one window but keyboard focus was in another. I fixed it by running:

sudo apt install wmctrl

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/click_to_focus -s true 

wmctrl -R WindowName 

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/click_to_focus -s false

Here are the links to original answer and bug report

answered Jan 2 at 1:31

ohwell

233

I found a solution to similar focus problem. A part of it was that mouse focus remained locked to one window but keyboard focus was in another. I fixed it by running:

sudo apt install wmctrl

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/click_to_focus -s true 

wmctrl -R WindowName 

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/click_to_focus -s false

Here are the links to original answer and bug report

answered Jan 2 at 1:31

ohwell

233

answered Jan 2 at 1:31

ohwell

233

answered Jan 2 at 1:31

ohwell

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answered Jan 2 at 1:31

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