Tuesday, August 08, 2017

Changing the Alt+Left Mouse Click action to work with Photoshop CS2

After doing a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04.3 and reinstalling WINE 2.01 I couldn't use any of the Photoshop CS2 tools that need the an ALT+Left Mouse Click.  Ubuntu would intercept this key combo and would initiate a Windows Move action instead of the tool action.

To change Alt+Left Mouse Click action from "Move Window" in Ubuntu 16.04.3 you will need to do the following:

1.  Open Ubuntu Software Center, search for and install  CompizConfig Settings Manager or CCSM.

2.  Once installed start CompizConfig Settings Manager and click on the Windows Management button on the left.

3.  Then click on the Move Window option.

4. Now Uncheck the Initiate Window Move which should disable it.

5.  Or you can also select a different Key Combination to activate the Initiate Window Move action if you use that feature or if disabling it doesn't work for you.

Your done.  You should now be able to use your Alt+Left Mouse Click in WINE with Photoshop CS2 or any other app that needs that key combo. (I changed mine to <SUPER><Left Mouse Click> which worked for me).


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