Middle Click Paste (Disable) & Mouse Click Emulation (Disabled) does not work
- specific summary
State in gnome tweaks:
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"Middle Click Paste" toggle switch OFF
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"Mouse Click Emulation" Disabled.
Expected Behaviour:
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Middle Click Paste should not work.
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Touchpad Mouse Click Emulation should not work.
Observed Behaviour:
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Middle Click Paste works.
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Touchpad Mouse Click Emulation works.
In some applications such as "google-chrome", with cursor in the input box, three finger tap on touchpad pastes the text previously selected in the input box. Also, tap with two fingers shows the right click menu. Applications Other than google-chrome: 91 are.
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gnome-web: 3.38.2
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LibreOffice Writer: 7.0.4.2
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LibreOffice Calc: 7.0.4.2
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TeXstudio: 3.0.4
- step by step instructions on how to reproduce the problem:
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Open Gnome Tweaks
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Navigate to keyboard and mouse.
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In the mouse section turn off the "Middle Click Paste" toggle switch.
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In the "Mouse Click Emulation" section, check "Disabled (Do not use mouse click emulation)"
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Open "Google Chrome".
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Insert the cursor in the address field or any other input box.
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Write any text and select the text afterwards.
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Tap with three fingers on the touchpad, it pastes the selected content.
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Tap with two finger on the touchpad, mouse right click menu box pops up.
- exact name and versions of all relevant software, including distribution and operating system.
Gnome version: 3.38.5
GNOME Tweaks: 3.34.0
GNOME Shell: 3.38.4
GTK: 3.24.24
Debian: 11 Bullseye(RC2)
google-chrome-stable: 91
Windowing System: Wayland & X11 (both)
Linux: 5.10
Its extremely annoying to accidently paste while using three fingure gestures. With gestures control gaining more importance in gnome, kindly help us. Thanks and Regards.