xinput only sees buttons if the cursor is over the desktop

[ManDay]

Oh, an my xorg.conf, nothing special really (most is governed by the
generic rules in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d):


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On 08/28/2010 01:03 PM, ManDay wrote:
> I've tried to figure this out for more than a month now and have asked
> whatever people I could think could help. Among other issues with xinput
> (one being that for a Wacom Tablet the scroll wheel reports totally off
> motion data although in practice it works fine) I've one specific of
> which I'm 90% sure that it must be xorg-related and has nothing to do
> with the driver.
> 
> If I run xinput on whatever pointer device (mouse, wacom) I get No
> Button events (although the button works just fine) unless my mouse is
> over a free area on the desktop.
> 
> Can you help?
> 
> I'm using Linux engine 2.6.34-gentoo-r6 #3 SMP Fri Aug 27 16:22:58 CEST
> 2010 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
> with openbox
> 
> [ebuild   R   ] x11-wm/openbox-3.4.11.2  USE="nls startup-notification" 0 kB
> 
> and xorg server
> 
> [ebuild   R   ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.8.2  USE="ipv6 nptl udev xorg
> -dmx -doc -hal -kdrive -minimal -static-libs -tslib" 0 kB
> 
> and
> 
> [ebuild   R   ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.8  INPUT_DEVICES="evdev keyboard
> mouse wacom -acecad -aiptek -elographics -fpit -joystick -penmount
> -synaptics -tslib -virtualbox -vmmouse -void" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia -apm
> -ark -ast -chips -cirrus -dummy -epson -fbdev -fglrx (-geode) -glint
> -i128 (-i740) (-impact) -intel -mach64 -mga -neomagic (-newport)
> -nouveau -nv -r128 -radeon -radeonhd -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage
> -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6)
> (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l -vesa -via
> -virtualbox -vmware (-voodoo) (-xgi)" 0 kB
> 
> 
> Thanks!
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