Comment 21 for bug 223164

I get something like this when dragging videos into vlc. Usually if i notice it hanging - i.e. the dragged icon doesn't follow the mouse, or the mouse is not moving at all, I do not let go of the mouse button, and move the cursor around a bit, and after like 3 seconds the system restores to normal operation - i.e. the dragged file moves with the mouse again.

Before I didn't do that and after i let go of the button it was permanently frozen, the keyboard does not respond. Not even Raising Skinny Elephants Is Utterly Boring works - apparently kernel level keyboard reading....