Re: No right or middle click on XFCE desktop after Upgrade from Jessie to Stretch

[dmacdoug <dmacdoug@usc.edu>]

On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 02:48:13PM -0800, Charlie Kravetz wrote:
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> dmacdoug <dmacdoug@usc.edu> wrote:
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> >Hello,
> >
> >A month or two ago I moved a certain computer from jessie 
> >to stretch and after doing so found that neither the right
> >nor the middle mouse buttons have any effect when clicked 
> >on the XFCE desktop.  The expected thing happens when
> >clicking on a panel, but on the desktop, nothing.  To get 
> >to the applications menu I have to have that button on a
> >panel and always use it.
> >
> >I recall vaguely, in past version updates, having the same 
> >problem and eventually finding a checkbox somehere that 
> >had come unchecked during the upgrade process, but this 
> >time I've  searched in vain for a checkbox or any other 
> >means to reset it.
> >
> >I've done searches for mention of anyone else having this
> >problem and found nothing.  I did find people actually 
> >wanting to disable right clicking on desktop in kiosk 
> >mode and being told that it's impossible without 
> >recompiling which makes me wonder how this has happened.
> >
> >I'm wondering if this is a bug or have I just not yet 
> >found the proper place to reset something?  
> >
> >Don MacDougall
> >
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> It's a new version of Xfce. The missing boxes are located in :
> Settings -> Desktop -> Menus
> 
> Desktop Menu -> Include applications menus on desktop right click
> 
> Window List Menu -> Show window list menu on desktop middle click
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> Charlie Kravetz

Thank you Charlie, but those setting are not the problem.  
They are both checked, but the Desktop Menu box only 
determines whether the Applications menu is appended to 
the other items that show up when you right-click.  When
I right-click, nothing shows, whether the box is checked 
or unchecked.  I've changed both of those setting and
my problem never changes.  I have several other machines
(one almost identical except for the debian version) that 
are still on Jessie and on them checking those boxes has 
the expected effect as it did on this on before the 
upgrade, but on this one with version Jessie there simply
is nothing whatsoever that happens when right-clicking on
the desktop.  I wondered if the right mouse buttons was 
not registering at all, but I found that it operates just 
fine when over a panel.

Don