[GH-ISSUE #435] Switching Screens With Scroll Lock Enabled #338

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opened 2026-05-05 06:03:51 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 5 comments

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2026-05-05 06:03:51 -06:00

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Originally created by @EliterScripts on GitHub (Sep 12, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/435

Operating Systems

Server: Ubuntu Desktop LTS 16.04

Client: Ubuntu Desktop LTS 18.04

Barrier Version

Server: 2.3.1-snapshot-0ed18c6b
Client: 2.3.1-snapshot-0ed18c6b

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Is there a way to switch between screens with scroll lock enabled on the server? I have a physical keyboard that only physically lights up when scroll lock is enabled. I found in the log: "NOTE: cursor locked to current screen" when I had scroll lock enabled, and I could not switch between screens when I had scroll lock enabled. Once I disabled scroll lock, it immediately started working.

Originally created by @EliterScripts on GitHub (Sep 12, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/435 ### Operating Systems ### Server: Ubuntu Desktop LTS 16.04 Client: Ubuntu Desktop LTS 18.04 ### Barrier Version ### Server: 2.3.1-snapshot-0ed18c6b Client: 2.3.1-snapshot-0ed18c6b ### Steps to reproduce bug ### Is there a way to switch between screens with scroll lock enabled on the server? I have a physical keyboard that only physically lights up when scroll lock is enabled. I found in the log: "NOTE: cursor locked to current screen" when I had scroll lock enabled, and I could not switch between screens when I had scroll lock enabled. Once I disabled scroll lock, it immediately started working.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:03:53 -06:00

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@noisyshape commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2019):

The screen locking feature is implemented as a hardcoded hotkey. If you rebind scroll lock to something else or create a different screen locking hotkey, it should override the default setting.

@noisyshape commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2019): The screen locking feature is implemented as a hardcoded hotkey. If you rebind scroll lock to something else or create a different screen locking hotkey, it should override the default setting.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:03:55 -06:00

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@felix-locate commented on GitHub (Apr 17, 2020):

How do you create a different screen locking hotkey?

@felix-locate commented on GitHub (Apr 17, 2020): How do you create a different screen locking hotkey?

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:03:58 -06:00

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@benwa commented on GitHub (Nov 13, 2020):

@felix-locate

Stop Barrier
Configure Server > Hotkeys
Make a new Hotkey, and then make the action to "Lock screen to cursor".

@benwa commented on GitHub (Nov 13, 2020): @felix-locate 1. Stop Barrier 2. Configure Server > Hotkeys 3. Make a new Hotkey, and then make the action to "Lock screen to cursor".

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:04:01 -06:00

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@mirh commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2022):

That doesn't do anything here.

@mirh commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2022): That doesn't do anything here.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:04:03 -06:00

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@taniwha commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2022):

This worked nicely, once I figured out how to get the setting into the right config file. I now have ctrl-scroll-lock locking the mouse to the current "screen".

The only problem I had is the config dialog would not recognize Super_L (left "win" key).

@taniwha commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2022): This worked nicely, once I figured out how to get the setting into the right config file. I now have ctrl-scroll-lock locking the mouse to the current "screen". The only problem I had is the config dialog would not recognize Super_L (left "win" key).