Re: Mathematica on Linux using KDE
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- Subject: [mg21534] Re: Mathematica on Linux using KDE
- From: "W.W. Sampson" <w.sampson at umist.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 02:43:52 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Department of Paper Science, UMIST
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Kevin, This response may seem trivial, however, it's worked for a few people. The problem can occur if `Num Lock' or `Scroll Lock' are on. Bill Kevin Gross wrote: > > I'm having a problem with the notebook interface in X using KDE. Sometimes > when I'm working in a notebook, the mouse pointer turns into a hand. When > the pointer is a hand, I cannot: > 1) open or close a cell > 2) highlight text > 3) move the position of the curser via pointing and clicking > 4) etc... > > In fact, the only thing i can do when I have this hand pointer is scroll the > text up and down and click on menu items. The only way I know how to > temporarily fix the problem is to restart the X server. Of course, > regardless of what I'm doing in Mathematica and after some random amount of > time, the hand pointer reappears. Is this a known problem? Is there a known > fix or workaround? > > I'm using Mathematica 4.0.1 on Corel Linux Delux with KDE desktop and > xfree86 3.3.5 (SVGA Riva TNT2). > > Thanks, > > Kevin Gross > gross.4 at wright.edu