Clicks move playhead instead of selecting

[amindfv at mailbox.org]

My ~/.config/kdenliverc file is the only thing that's changed in the last months. I removed it, restarted kdenlive, and although everything looks different (my preferences are back to defaults), I'm seeing the same behavior!

Another weird symptom: with the playhead over a clip in normal mode, I Ctrl-R to cut a clip, and it gives me the error "No clip to cut". Not sure if this is usual behavior I just haven't noticed since it used to be much easier to select a clip before cutting it.

Tom

On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 12:03:36AM +0000, Evert Vorster wrote:
> Interesting.
> 
> In troubleshooting, it's usually the thing you were playing with last that
> is causing the current problem.
> 
> So, what happened between the last time it was working properly, and now?
> 
> Have you tried renaming or removing your kdenlive config files?
> If you have only made minimal config changes, just wipe them... if, on the
> other hand you changed just about every setting, rename the config files to
> .backup or something, and let kdenlive create new ones.
> 
> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=kdenlive+config+files+location.
> or
> https://www.google.com/search?q=kdenlive+config+files+location&ved=0ahUKEwj064D2jtf7AhXJuaQKHXppABQQ4dUDCAo&sclient=gws-wiz
> 
> Evert Vorster
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 30 Nov 2022 at 23:48, amindfv at mailbox.org <amindfv at mailbox.org>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Evert, thanks for the help.
> >
> > In other applications Shift and Alt behave as expected.
> >
> > I've switched between normal, cut, and move/spacer modes with no apparent
> > change.
> >
> > Another strange thing: right-clicking a clip no longer brings up a menu
> > (in Kdenlive - in other applications, no problem).
> >
> > The only change I've noticed after restarting Kdenlive is that the "Cannot
> > perform operation" error doesn't (at least not yet) appear when I ungroup
> > clips with Ctrl-Shift-g
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 11:25:13PM +0000, Evert Vorster wrote:
> > > Sticky keys? It sounds like one of the shift or alt keys on your keyboard
> > > is stuck?
> > >
> > > Try switching between normal (s) cut (x) and move (m) modes on the
> > keyboard
> > >
> > > Open notepad, and type some text, see if all the keys on your keyboard
> > work
> > > as expected.
> > >
> > > Those are my guesses...
> > > Evert Vorster
> > >
> > > Awesome Chapters Tours
> > > http://www.awesomechapters.com
> > > Tel: +264 (0) 811477690
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 30 Nov 2022 at 23:19, amindfv at mailbox.org <amindfv at mailbox.org>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Another clue: I'll attempt to group or ungroup clips, and get an error
> > > > "Cannot perform operation while dragging in timeline"
> > > >
> > > > If anyone can help in the next ~3 hours, this is seriously impacting an
> > > > important deadline.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 01:11:27PM -0800, amindfv at mailbox.org wrote:
> > > > > I've seemingly entered a strange mode in Kdenlive where when I try to
> > > > select a clip it instead moves the playhead to wherever I just clicked.
> > > > >
> > > > > This setting appears to survive restart of Kdenlive.
> > > > >
> > > > > Have I accidentally enabled some strange per-project setting? And
> > most
> > > > importantly, how do I turn it off?! I'd like the playhead to move only
> > when
> > > > I click the position ruler.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Tom
> > > >
> >