How to revert to default mouse settings in Mint 21?

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How to revert to default mouse settings in Mint 21?

Post by ablebaker »

How does one revert to the default settings for the mouse in Mint 21, Cinnamon desktop?

I changed the settings in the Mouse and Touchpad application and now the mouse doesn't work properly: for example, the pointer doesn't move vertical scroll bars and window close buttons don't respond to a mouse click.

Hoping it's possible to fix this without doing a re-install of the whole operating system. Maybe edit a config file??...although I don't know where such a file is located.
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Re: How to revert to default mouse settings in Mint 21?

Post by rickNS »

ablebaker wrote: Sun Mar 19, 2023 9:42 pm
I changed the settings in the Mouse and Touchpad application and now the mouse doesn't work properly: for example, the pointer doesn't move vertical scroll bars and window close buttons don't respond to a mouse click.
I don't think any mouse setting is responsible for e.g. a close button not to function.
Do you have another mouse to try ?
How about just rebooting ?

As far as a rest to default, don't know don't use Cinnamon, but 'maybe' dconf-editor ? I'll boot a cinnamon VM and have a look.
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Re: How to revert to default mouse settings in Mint 21?

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Yes the setting are stored in dconf-editor org.cinnamon.desktop.peripherials.mouse
But perhaps the easiest thing to do is show you a screenshot of a freshly booted Mint 21 Cinnamon .iso, mouse setting screen. Again I don't think that is your problem.
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Re: How to revert to default mouse settings in Mint 21?

Post by Cosmo. »

As rickNS I doubt, that the problem has something to do with mouse settings. To proof this is a matter of 2 or 3 minutes:
Open Users & Groups and create a new account for testing. Reboot and log into the new account. How does it appear there?
What you have in the test account are the default settings (for every user setting).
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Re: How to revert to default mouse settings in Mint 21?

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Thanks for your suggestions. I rebooted and tried another mouse, but the problem remains. I'm not able to create a test user because the mouse doesn't activate the "Add" button in the Users and Groups window.

I think I'll reinstall the OS and start afresh.
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Re: How to revert to default mouse settings in Mint 21?

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ablebaker wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 11:33 am Thanks for your suggestions. I rebooted and tried another mouse, but the problem remains. I'm not able to create a test user because the mouse doesn't activate the "Add" button in the Users and Groups window.

I think I'll reinstall the OS and start afresh.
Your choice, but you can create a new user without without using a mouse. Form a terminal
sudo adduser test or use any other name besides "test". enter, a password, confirm password. At least you can see if things work normally for the new user.
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Re: How to revert to default mouse settings in Mint 21?

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...Agree with cosmo below.
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Re: How to revert to default mouse settings in Mint 21?

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Another possibility for testing is booting a live system; more default can nothing else be.
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Re: How to revert to default mouse settings in Mint 21?

Post by mintuser2023 »

Contrary to what has been said here, I faced that very same problem when I tried to change my mouse setting. There is something wrong with it. My mouse does not work properly after changing some settings, either.
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