Can't select individual objects in Ubuntu...

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Hi guys

I am having a problem with Blender in Ubuntu 8.10

For some reason, I can’t select individual objects, when in Object Mode.

I can select everything (objects, camera, lights, etc) by hitting A on the keyboard, but there is no way I can select any single object. This is not a problem on my Windows XP version.

Also, related to this, I can not seem to select the X Y Z arrows (Red, Green and Blue arrows on an object).

Anyone know what this problem is? It means that Blender is pretty much useless for me on Ubuntu, which is a shame, as I really want to migrate over to Linux.

Help!

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Has nobody else experienced this issue before? Really need some help here!

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mouse buttons reversed?

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Tried clicking with both mouse buttons, obviously. Would this in any way be a result of a conflicting GFX card?

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right mouse button(RMB) to choose object
shift + RMB to choose multi objects

you can take a lot at preference (pull down the file,add… menu)
I am using Linux Mint 8 (modified Ubuntu 9.10)
if you want you can try this linux, it is somewhat better than ubuntu. (and hope it support your gfx card ^^)

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I am not asking how to select a single object; I am fully aware of this fact.

My issue is that it doesn’t work in Ubuntu. It is a bug.

Has anyone else had this issue?

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It’s not a bug, it has to a problem with your system somehow… rmb works to select an object on my ubuntu 8.04 box and iirc the Durian team are using ubuntu 9.04 (and I am pretty sure that it’s working ok for them :wink: ) Also, you do not “select” the manipulator widgets, you lmb to grab them

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OoooK.

Seems that a nice little reboot completely fixed the issue.

This was a fresh install of Ubuntu after an upgrade, so I must have activated the ATI drivers and not rebooted to fully get them running.

Moral of the story; reboot after upgrades!

Thanks for all your replies anyhow.

Glad it is working now!

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glad to hear it worked for you! just fyi, you shouldn’t need to reboot when installing video drivers, just reset your X (ctrl-alt-backspace, if you have it configured that way). very rarely does a linux box really need to be rebooted: only when you install a new kernel or when you need to do maintenance on hardware… :slight_smile:

i use 9.10 now, but have used blender with pretty much every (k)ubuntu since 8.04.

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Thanks for the info.

Good to learn new stuff. I will see how this all works when I install anything new.

Really liking Linux now. Takes a bot of getting used to, and there is a lot to learn compared to Windows, but the potential to tweak stuff is seemingly endless.

Great stuff.