Mouse clicks randomly not working *only* in the application launcher and the menu bar.

[Eric Broneer]

Mouse clicks not working *only* in the application launcher and the menu bar.

I recently switched from an HDD to an SSD and installed a fresh Ubuntu 14.04.4 (64 bits). Everything runs smoothly. The only problem I have now prior to before is the mouse clicks randomly not working *only* in the application launcher and the menu bar. It works normally in applications already opened and the desktop, so it's clearly not a mouse-related hardware issue. Hovering over menu items on the top-right (calendar, rotary menu, sound, etc.) shows nothing.

I have to resort to [Ctl][Alt][L] (change user) and re-enter, or [Ctl][Alt][Del], exit session and re-enter. Not a big deal for a seasoned user, but a real problem for newcomers to Ubuntu/Linux.

Going from X to a terminal and back ([Alt][F1] then [Alt][F7]) does not make the mouse behave any better.

Any thoughts anyone?

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 (trusty) reached end-of-life on April 28, 2017

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuGNOME#Support
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-gnome/2017-March/004211.html

We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test.