Linux @ VirtualBox mouse problem

[am-kantox]

There is a known issue with Chrome41 engine running on Linux in VirtualBox. It actually became a show-stopper for Chrome42. TL;DR: in VB Chrome41 engine always runs in touch-screen mode, even on desktops.

Hotfix in Chrome41 is to pass --touch-devices=123 to the chrome command line.

Is it possible to pass parameters to Atom’s command line so that chrome engine will understand them?

[hainesr]

I am seeing this too. However, if I run Atom on a remote X display from my VB machine it works as usual. Given that Atom is unusably slow over an X connection, though, this isn't a good workaround!

[am-kantox]

@hainesr Of course it works as usual, since chrome engine tries to figure out what screen mode to select on the target machine.

[izuzak]

@am-kantox As far as I can tell, that should be possible, see electron/electron#978.

/cc @zcbenz

[am-kantox]

@izuzak Unfortunately I was unable to force this option even by editing

src/browser/atom-application.coffee:    app.commandLine.appendSwitch 'js-flags', '--harmony'

and rebuilding the app from the scratch.

[izuzak]

@am-kantox You did try passing the flags when running atom, right (not editing the source)? Can you specify which Atom command you tried exactly and what you get if you try this: electron/electron#978 (comment)? Also, you might want to continue this discussion over at electron/electron#978.

[jpmn]

It looks like it has been fixed in Google Chrome v42.0.2311.90. Any chance Atom will be updated soon too?

[am-kantox]

@jpmn Hereby I confirm it was fixed in Chrome42. It works back like a charm since 42 version.

[izuzak]

It looks like it has been fixed in Google Chrome v42.0.2311.90. Any chance Atom will be updated soon too?

@jpmn Seem like it's going to happen soon. See electron/electron#1424

[jpmn]

The problem is still present in Chrome 42.0.2311.135 and makes both Atom and Chrome unusable (fixed with the flag --touch-devices=123).

Host: Windows 8.1
Guest: Ubuntu 14.04
Atom: 0.194.0

Here is an example of selecting text showing the "touch" handles of Chrome: