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Running warpd (keyboard based pointer control) crashes GUI

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hckr1123:
I wasn't aware of this functionality. Although not convenient like `warpd`, this could come in quite handy. Thank you for sharing it with me!

stevef:
You can operate the mouse with the keypad without any additional apps.
It's a bit rudimentary and takes a bit of getting used to, but it may do what you are wanting

Click 'Menu' and begin typing 'accessibilty' into the search box
When you see 'Accessibilty' as a choice, click on it.
Select the 'Mouse' tab and put a check in the 'Use mouse emulation' box.

Ensure 'Numlock' is off.

The pointer can be moved using the numberpad
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 (directional)
and 'clicking' emulated with these
5 single click
+ double click
0 press and hold
. release

/ and - to switch between left and right button emulation when using 5,+,0 or .

hckr1123:
I guess then the option available to me is to wait till the developer moves all `warpd` functionality to `keyd` like he mentions in the GitHub issue you shared. Then maybe I could move to `keyd` instead of `warpd`.

Thank you for your time on pointing this out!

stevef:

--- Quote ---Anyone have a hunch what in LinuxLite could be causing this?
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Possible that warpd doesn't work well with the desktop environment XFCE which Linux Lite uses.

It has been reported on the warpd developers page.
https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd/issues/275

The warpd developer response to this similar report/issue may be significant.
https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd/issues/227

hckr1123:
Hi everyone,


I am new to this forum, so please guide me if I miss something that I should be following so that I can make the necessary corrections.

I am trying to run warpd (a keyboard based pointer control application): https://github.com/rvaiya/warpd
There are no issues installing it, after installing it, when I run it the GUI (X server?) hangs up.
(cursor moves but cannot click anything or interact with anything and nothing responds to any key press)

To recover from this, I am having to access a tty terminal (using Ctrl+Alt+F4) and then kill 'warpd' manually. After killing the process, the GUI recovers back to normal from the hung up state without having to restart the system.

I note that this only happens with LinuxLite and I do not face this on Windows, Ubuntu, or Arch. I am not sure what in LinuxLite might be interfering with the working of this application. I felt someone knowledgeable here in the forum could help me out.

Anyone have a hunch what in LinuxLite could be causing this?

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