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[H] Dual Monitor Scroll / Mouse Trapping Issues

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 Uber_Nick   United States. March 19 2012 14:47. Posts 22
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Anyone else come across this issue while playing SC2?

My second monitor is on the right. During a game, I try to mouse scroll to the right and, suddenly, the mouse jumps to my second monitor. No mouse scrolling takes place, and I have to alt-tab out of the game, then back in it, to temporarily fix the issue.


Details and troubleshooting notes:

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EDIT: I cross-posted this to Blizzard's tech support forum. But I'm not expecting a whole lot beacuse of the quantity of similar posts already there that were either not answered or seemed to be fixed by the suggestions you all have already described. Maybe opening a tech support ticket will help? I'm also considering posting to AMD's forums to see if they can offer any help. Any other suggestions would be welcome.
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 Archybaldie   United Kingdom. March 19 2012 14:51. Posts 759
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I used to have this issue. What fixed it for me was going to Options>controls then changing "confine mouse cursor" from "automatic" to "on"
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 ktimekiller   United States. March 19 2012 14:54. Posts 628
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Even with the proper options, this can occur if you are frantically tabbing while sc2 is open.

Just refrain from tabbing so much especially with applications that require a full screen
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 Coramoor   Canada. March 19 2012 14:55. Posts 444
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i had this problem briefly, but my solution was simply to open the options menu, then hit okay, and change nothing
 
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 scudst0rm   Canada. March 19 2012 14:56. Posts 867
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Happens some times when I alt tab a lot. If I alt tab out and back in it fixes it.
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 Diversify   Canada. March 19 2012 14:56. Posts 30
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Yeah, its happens to me sometimes. Just alt+tab again and make sure you are definitely alt+tabbed and then click on your starcraft icon again or if you're in window mode, just click starcraft. Or just like the poster above if you already haven't has those settings.
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 Uber_Nick   United States. March 19 2012 15:14. Posts 22
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I just retested it to make sure, but changing the Confine Mouse Cursor settings from Automatic to On has no effect. Thank you for the suggestion.
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 Uber_Nick   United States. March 19 2012 15:18. Posts 22
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Alt-tabbing out of the game isn't the issue. Once the game itself pops up, I'll go straight into playing. The problem occurs within a few minutes no matter what. Then, when I alt-tab back out and in to temporarily fix the issue, it re-occurs a few minutes later. About 4-5 times per game with 100% repeatability. Opening and closing settings, sadly doesn't fix the issue. Iv'e been dealing with it for months so it's not a one-off thing. Also, I have Windows Key disabled.
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 ktimekiller   United States. March 19 2012 15:29. Posts 628
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This can also occur if other applications open during the time that sc2 is open, such as messages from skype, steam, etc
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 Uber_Nick   United States. March 19 2012 15:32. Posts 22
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It's not because of another app stealing focus. I've reinstalling the OS (Win 7 Ultimate) and run with no active applications, including no A/V and minimal enabled services. The issue occurs at random, reliable intervals and only when using two monitors.
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 ktimekiller   United States. March 19 2012 15:34. Posts 628
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I have also seen it occur when a error message or a warning message from windows os pops up, such as a warning that an update is available or that you currntly have no firewall isntalled
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 y0su   March 19 2012 15:38. Posts 1771
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yeah, it's some sort of bug that usually is okay after you alt tab and click back into sc2 (doesn't keep doing it - haven't pinpointed exactly what causes it yet).
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 Ben...   Canada. March 19 2012 15:38. Posts 1706
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This happens to me on my triple monitor setup. I just hit the windows key then click on SC2 and it fixes it. It's been like that for over a year.
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 WTFZerg   United States. March 19 2012 15:46. Posts 651
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On March 19 2012 14:51 Archybaldie wrote:
I used to have this issue. What fixed it for me was going to Options>controls then changing "confine mouse cursor" from "automatic" to "on"


I'll have to try this.

As it stands, I just hit the windows key and then reselect the starcraft screen, works pretty well for me.
Might makes right.
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 Uber_Nick   United States. March 19 2012 16:04. Posts 22
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On March 19 2012 15:46 WTFZerg wrote:
As it stands, I just hit the windows key and then reselect the starcraft screen, works pretty well for me.


But it occurs multiple times per game. And since I don't use mouse scroll except during engagements while kiting and whatnot, the problem always occurs (or is first noticed) in the middle of a micro battle. Can be pretty brutal to the results of a battle. Makes more sense for me to just permanently remove the second monitor. I'm posting here to see if I can avoid that option.
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 NoobStyles   Australia. March 19 2012 16:41. Posts 257
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like a few other have said, when it happens to me I just alt+tab back to SC and it works properly again.
 
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 WTFZerg   United States. March 19 2012 17:04. Posts 651
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On March 19 2012 16:04 Uber_Nick wrote:

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But it occurs multiple times per game. And since I don't use mouse scroll except during engagements while kiting and whatnot, the problem always occurs (or is first noticed) in the middle of a micro battle. Can be pretty brutal to the results of a battle. Makes more sense for me to just permanently remove the second monitor. I'm posting here to see if I can avoid that option.


As in, it happens without you minimizing/changing primary windows?
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 Kayjay   March 19 2012 17:08. Posts 26
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had the same issue. only thing that worked for me was to unplug the second monitor.
 
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 Akzever   Canada. March 19 2012 17:20. Posts 89
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This happens every single time I alt tab out of sc2.

The solution for me is just to go to options and hit apply. Fixes instantly.
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 Giku   Netherlands. March 19 2012 18:55. Posts 359
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FOR ME THIS WORKS:
I use the Fullscreen-Windowed mode (easier to alt-tab anyway), and if I alt tabbed somewhere, I just hit windows button and click on the starcraft screen -> mouse not trapped anymore.
Since your game doesnt get minimalized it shouldnt hurt your game too much, especially since hitting the windows key is pretty fast.

Why not use the Fullscreen-Windowed anyway?
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