Right click problem

[Joseph Lidbetter]

FWIW I also had a similar issue with Firefox but it seems to have been 
fixed following a recent update. Maybe check if you can update Firefox?

Joe

On 30/07/2020 11:33, Alexander Schwinn wrote:
> Which application are you talking about ? thunar ? xfdesktop ?
>
> If it looks like a bug, please open a bugreport !
>
> And please check the version of the application in use .. have no idea 
> what is used in Mint 20.
>
> Thanks & Cheers,
> Alex
>
> Am 30. Juli 2020 10:57:36 MESZ schrieb cloun <cloun108 at gmail.com>:
>
>     Hello. There is a problem with right-click context menus in XFCE, still
>     unresolved as I see it in Mint 20.
>
>     If a menu happens to be taller than a half-height of the display AND
>     mouse pointer is placed within the range of the menu width to the right
>     display border, a right-click (tap&release) will automatically select an
>     item from the menu that happens to be beneath the mouse pointer at the time.
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     Example: my resolution is 1366x768, and while I am using Firefox it is
>     usual to get quite a menu when I right-click links. Lets say that its
>     height is 500 px and width is 250 px.
>
>     Suppose we have the X coord of the pointer (from top left corner) >
>     (1366-250) = 1116 px. The right edge of the menu then would be attached
>     to the right edge of the display.
>
>     If the mouse pointer Y coord > 500 px, then the menu will expand
>     entirely above the pointer and I am ok.
>
>     If the mouse pointer Y coord < (768 - 500) = 268 px, then the menu will
>     expand entirely below the pointer and I am ok.
>
>     If the damn pointer Y coord happens to be inside the overlap region
>     (which is 268 < Y < 500) then the full expansion into either direction
>     is not possible, so the problem arises and when I release the right
>     mouse, an item will be selected.
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     This is obviously an unwanted behaviour and I consider it as a bug (but
>     you may not, however). It seems there are workarounds available to me as
>     the end user because it is an intrinsic mechanics of XFCE, isn't it?
>
>     So, I suggest this: if (X mouse > menu width) AND (Y resolution/2 < menu
>     height), then expand the context menu **entirely** to the **left** of
>     the pointer.
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