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Cursor moves to center of window when holding mouse buttons in in-house streaming

steamopen 3rd party gameStreaming
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5431 · opened 2018-04-04 by zorael · updated 2018-04-04 · 0 comments · github
Zzorael 2018-04-04 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): "Built Mar 23 2018", 1521845708
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Manjaro (kwin 5.12.3)
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When streaming Final Fantasy XIV (and potentially other games), it is common to hold the mouse buttons down, to pan the camera around or to turn the character. When you do this, the mouse cursor initally moves to the center of the screen, making the panning/turning behave as if you rapidly moved the mouse in such a motion. The cursor is briefly shown in the middle of the screen.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Stream Final Fantasy XIV
  2. Move the cursor to the edge of the screen
  3. Hold down the left or right mouse button (moving the mouse ever so slightly)
  4. Observe the view spinning wildly

If you try to click something in-game and you accidentally make a drag motion, the same happens.

The only ways to work around this is to always manually position the cursor in the middle of the screen before holding down the buttons, or to keep the mouse precisely still for a brief moment when starting to hold it down. The issue would be resolved if the cursor would just... not move.

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