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Re: Mouse is always a hand with Linux.

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg14245] Re: Mouse is always a hand with Linux.
• From: Rod Pinna <rpinna at minos.civil.uwa.edu.au>
• Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 13:51:30 -0400
• Organization: The University of Western Australia
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"Steven T. Hatton" <hattons at cpkwebser5.ncr.disa.mil> writes:

> 
> I hope this is an easy question.  My mouse cursor always appears as a
> hand when it is placed over the input part of the window.  This renders
> the mouse useless in manipulating input.  I am using S.u.S.E. Linux
> 5.3, and the KDE desktop.  The mouse has worked fine in all other apps.
> Does anybody know what is wrong?
> 

I get the same thing under Debian/Gnu linux. The easy, though not
obvious solution, is turn turn your num-lock off.

Regards,
Rod Pinna