Can't click with the mouse in a certain area on the screen

[Tamisoft]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-mouse

The mouse can't click on any items in an about 60px bound on the left screen. If there's a link in the browser it doesn't change the cursor to be a pointer hand, and if I open any applications, like putty on top, and I want to click on a menu item on the left side, I can't until I move that item out of the "dead" zone:) Seemingly it works on the other external screen.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xserver-xorg-input-mouse 1:1.6.0-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1366x768 1280x720 1152x768 1024x768 800x600 848x480 720x480 640x480
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1680x1050 1280x1024 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 832x624 800x600 800x600 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 640x480 640x480 720x400
 edid-base64: AP///////wBMLVQCMjJQRCURAQMOLx54KtUVpFVJmicUUFS/74CzAIGAgUBxTwEBAQEBAQEBITmQMGIaJ0BosDYA2igRAAAcAAAA/QA4Sx5REQAKICAgICAgAAAA/ABTeW5jTWFzdGVyCiAgAAAA/wBIUzNQOTAyNzA5CiAgAMM=
Date: Tue Jun 14 10:24:24 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc Manhattan [Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series] [1002:68e0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:142d]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ProBook 4525s
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=a390749e-bab1-4659-a84d-6fdb5a3e973c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-mouse
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68CPK Ver. F.08
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 142D
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 51.16
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68CPKVer.F.08:bd12/06/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPProBook4525s:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn142D:rvrKBCVersion51.16:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP ProBook 4525s
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu13
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

[Tamisoft (tamisoft)]

xprop:
_NET_WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS(ATOM) = _NET_WM_ACTION_ABOVE, _NET_WM_ACTION_BELOW

[Tamisoft (tamisoft)]

xwininfo: Window id: 0x100b811 (has no name)

  Absolute upper-left X: 278
  Absolute upper-left Y: 501
  Relative upper-left X: 278
  Relative upper-left Y: 501
  Width: 822
  Height: 382
  Depth: 0
  Visual: 0x21
  Visual Class: TrueColor
  Border width: 0
  Class: InputOnly
  Colormap: 0x0 (not installed)
  Bit Gravity State: ForgetGravity
  Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
  Backing Store State: NotUseful
  Save Under State: no
  Map State: IsViewable
  Override Redirect State: yes
  Corners: +278+501 -1946+501 -1946-167 +278-167
  -geometry 822x382+278+501

[Tamisoft (tamisoft)]

xwininfo: Window id: 0x100b811 (has no name)

  Root window id: 0x164 (the root window) (has no name)
  Parent window id: 0x164 (the root window) (has no name)
     0 children.

  Absolute upper-left X: 278
  Absolute upper-left Y: 501
  Relative upper-left X: 278
  Relative upper-left Y: 501
  Width: 822
  Height: 382
  Depth: 0
  Visual: 0x21
  Visual Class: TrueColor
  Border width: 0
  Class: InputOnly
  Colormap: 0x0 (not installed)
  Bit Gravity State: ForgetGravity
  Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
  Backing Store State: NotUseful
  Save Under State: no
  Map State: IsViewable
  Override Redirect State: yes
  Corners: +278+501 -1946+501 -1946-167 +278-167
  -geometry 822x382+278+501

  Bit gravity: ForgetGravity
  Window gravity: NorthWestGravity
  Backing-store hint: NotUseful
  Backing-planes to be preserved: 0xffffffff
  Backing pixel: 0
  Save-unders: No

  Someone wants these events:
      EnterWindow
      StructureNotify
      FocusChange
      PropertyChange
  Do not propagate these events:
  Override redirection?: Yes

  No window manager hints defined
  Window manager hints:
      Process id: (unknown)

  No normal window size hints defined
  No zoom window size hints defined

  No window shape defined
  No border shape defined

[Tamisoft (tamisoft)]

The dead area:)

[Tamisoft (tamisoft)]

Did xkill on the area, nothing happened still there:)

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

What appears to be happening is that some app has put an invisible (InputOnly) window over the top of your other windows, and then told the window manager to not touch it (OverrideRedirect).

This would seem to be neither really a bug in X, nor a bug in the window manager; both are doing what the application is asking. Of course, since whatever application has put that window there hasn't set any of the normal hints you could use to work out what process it's from, it'll be difficult to work out where a bug should be filed!

[Tamisoft (tamisoft)]

Thx, then you can close it. I can't find what was that sw that opened the window there. I'll see after a restart.