Bug 616568

Summary:	dev-qt/*:5/5.7 :: Any USB event :: QT 5.7.1 "eats up" background mouse events from all other screens.
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Manfred Knick <Manfred.Knick>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Qt Bug Alias <qt>
Status:	RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST
Severity:	normal	Keywords:	UPSTREAM
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-60394
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Description Manfred Knick 2017-04-25 11:22:47 UTC

REFERENCE:

Detailed description & analysis @ Awesome WM Bug list, Issue 1752:

. . . [ https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/issues/1752 ]


REFERENCE upstream:

... QtQTBUG-60394

... QTBUG-49952 revived: 
... Any USB event :: QT 5.7.1 "eats up" background mouse events 
... from all other screens.

... [ https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-60394 ]


REFERENCE Pre-Decessor:

. . . QtQTBUG-49952

. . . (Un)plugging an input device makes Qt select input events
. . . on the root window.

. . . [ https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-49952 ]

Comment 1 Michael Palimaka (kensington) gentoo-dev

2019-04-18 09:45:55 UTC

According to QTBUG-60394, this code has been significantly refactored and the problem may therefore no longer exist. They also advised not to use QT_XCB_NO_XI2_MOUSE. Feel free to reopen that upstream bug if the problem persists  under both those conditions.