Mouse loose acceleration settings when using another X Window

[Stéphane Marguet]

When using another X window (like Xnest or launching gdmthemetester), the new Window will not use your mouse gnome settings (which is normal) but when you close it, your mouse acceleration is not brought back.
You'll have to run gnome-mouse-properties and click on acceleration to bring it back.

Test case:
In gnome set acceleration to (very) slow so you could see a difference.
Open an Xnest :1 window.
Your mouse will have the «normal» acceleration.
Close your Xnest window and the mouse will still have the «normal» settings.

[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 645xx [1039:0648] (rev 51)
     Subsystem: Packard Bell B.V. Device [1631:e009]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AP [Radeon 9600] [1002:4150]
     Subsystem: C.P. Technology Co. Ltd Device [148c:2070]

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

that's an xorg-server issue, GNOME only set the settings when you start your session, xorg should not change the configuration when you don't ask new values

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hi stemp,

Please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn`, and attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file from after reproducing this issue. If you've made any customizations to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf please attach that as well.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

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Hi Stéphane,

This bug was reported against an earlier version of Ubuntu, can you
test if it still occurs on Lucid?

Please note we also provide technical support for older versions of
Ubuntu, but not in the bug tracker. Instead, to raise the issue through
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    http://www.ubuntu.com/support

If you are the original reporter and can still reproduce the issue on
Lucid, please run the following command to refresh the report:

  apport-collect 272706

If you are not the original reporter, please file a new bug report, so
we can work with you as the original reporter instead (you can reference
bug 272706 in your report if you think it may be related):

  ubuntu-bug xorg

If by chance you can no longer reproduce the issue on Lucid or if you
feel it is no longer relevant, please mark the bug report 'Fix Released'
or 'Invalid' as appropriate, at the following URL:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/272706

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.