Activity log for bug #964727

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2012-03-25 19:23:06 David Black bug added bug
2013-06-09 17:03:15 John Kim summary The wiki page on mouse keys makes a misleading point about right-clicking Doc page on mouse keys makes a misleading point about right-clicking
2013-06-09 17:04:58 John Kim tags doc
2013-06-09 17:05:03 John Kim description https://help.ubuntu.com/11.10/ubuntu-help/mouse-mousekeys.html . While it is true that "most keyboards have a special key which allows you to right-click" this is not part of mouse keys. The reader could be mislead into thinking it were impossible to do a normal right-mouse-click with mouse-keys. The procedure for doing a right click with mouse keys involves pressing a modifier key before pressing the mouse-click key. Usually this will be / for left mouse-click, * for middle mouse-click and - for right mouse-click. https://help.ubuntu.com/11.10/ubuntu-help/mouse-mousekeys.html While it is true that "most keyboards have a special key which allows you to right-click" this is not part of mouse keys. The reader could be mislead into thinking it is impossible to do a normal right-mouse-click with mouse-keys. The procedure for doing a right click with mouse keys involves pressing a modifier key before pressing the mouse-click key. Usually this will be / for left mouse-click, * for middle mouse-click and - for right mouse-click.
2013-06-10 01:55:00 John Kim description https://help.ubuntu.com/11.10/ubuntu-help/mouse-mousekeys.html While it is true that "most keyboards have a special key which allows you to right-click" this is not part of mouse keys. The reader could be mislead into thinking it is impossible to do a normal right-mouse-click with mouse-keys. The procedure for doing a right click with mouse keys involves pressing a modifier key before pressing the mouse-click key. Usually this will be / for left mouse-click, * for middle mouse-click and - for right mouse-click. https://help.ubuntu.com/13.04/ubuntu-help/mouse-mousekeys.html While it is true that "most keyboards have a special key which allows you to right-click" this is not part of mouse keys. The reader could be mislead into thinking it is impossible to do a normal right-mouse-click with mouse-keys. The procedure for doing a right click with mouse keys involves pressing a modifier key before pressing the mouse-click key. Usually this will be / for left mouse-click, * for middle mouse-click and - for right mouse-click.
2013-06-10 02:15:58 Launchpad Janitor ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2016-12-03 23:07:45 Chris Perry ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Low
2016-12-03 23:07:56 Chris Perry ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu): assignee Chris Perry (clissold345)
2016-12-03 23:08:05 Chris Perry ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu): status Confirmed In Progress
2016-12-10 19:48:40 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:~clissold345/ubuntu-docs/fix-for-964727
2016-12-12 20:50:50 Chris Perry ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu): status In Progress Fix Committed
2017-02-20 16:01:35 Launchpad Janitor ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu): status Fix Committed Fix Released