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Elias Gikonyo
Elias Gikonyo

Reputation: 111

PhpStorm IDE: Cursor gets stuck in text-select (highlight) mode in Ubuntu 18 LTS

I am using PhpStorm for working on Laravel projects. However, the mouse gets stuck in text highlight mode and right click does not work on the IDE. Closing the IDE and restarting does not help solve the issue. I have tried to look for an answer online without success.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1837

Answers (3)

lobjc
lobjc

Reputation: 2961

I had this on Dell xpx, Ubuntu 20.04. I had to logout then in for it to go.

Upvotes: 0

Elias Gikonyo
Elias Gikonyo

Reputation: 111

For those struggling like me, I got a workaround.

  1. I went to my Ubuntu OS "Settings"
  2. "Mouse & Settings" option
  3. Then "Mouse and TouchPad"
  4. Disabled the touchpad by toggling the "ON/OFF" switch
  5. Re-enabled the touchpad again by toggling the same "ON/OFF" switch

When I went back to my IDE, behold, it works. My trackpad is no longer stuck in highlight mode.

Disclaimer: I have a touch-sensitive screen and that's how I was able to re-enable the touchpad again. I don't know how one would do this without another input source.

Upvotes: 6

Jeff
Jeff

Reputation: 199

This was a big help for me, thanks!

Just to be clear, enabling/disabling the touchpad is in Ubuntu settings, not in PHPStorm settings.

Upvotes: 0

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