Re: Debugging after mouse pointer grabbed

[John Cupitt ng-london org uk]

snickell stanford edu wrote:
> We're running into a problem with Eclipse (an IDE that's using GTK2)
> when a breakpoint is hit in a section where the process has the mouse
> pointer grabbed (for example, during a drag). The process breaks, so the
> mouse pointer is never released and so no mouse clicking can be done.
> Specifically one can no longer use the debugger to fix the problem, at
> least not using the mouse. Any bright ideas or suggestions?

A very simple fix is to switch virtual desktops. If the pointer is 
grabbed, press CTRL-F2 (or whatever the shortcut is) to jump to another 
desktop, then jump back again. This breaks the grab and you can then debug.

(works with the KDE window manager anyway)

John



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