# System Menu - Touchpad only works when it wants
**URL:** https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/system-menu-touchpad-only-works-when-it-wants/4745
**Category:** General
**Created:** [March 8, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/system-menu-touchpad-only-works-when-it-wants/4745 "2021-03-08T11:30:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@UltraBurstXD](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/UltraBurstXD)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/system-menu-touchpad-only-works-when-it-wants/4745/1 "2021-03-08T11:30:17Z")
I use mouse most of time, but sometimes I’d feel like using touchpad for scrolling in some scenarios (relaxing a little). In that case, I use touchpad to scroll in system menu (Grid), but it only works when it wants.
It may sound funny. But it’s what happens, I think it only works for few moments after booting the OS. After some time it seems like the touchpad is locked, and I can’t scroll. Neither left or right.
But funny thing, Is the fact that I can’t lock the touchpad because I don’t have any hardware control.
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### Author:  [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/system-menu-touchpad-only-works-when-it-wants/4745/2 "2021-03-08T11:33:20Z")
sounds like a bug - guessing maybe kernel - might be xorg related.
Please raise an issue to launchpad and the bug triagers will advise better
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### Author:  [@samlane](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/samlane)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/system-menu-touchpad-only-works-when-it-wants/4745/3 "2021-03-08T12:08:17Z")
> [@UltraBurstXD](#):
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> In that case, I use touchpad to scroll in system menu (Grid), but it only works when it wants.
Quick question: when you say that it stops working in the system menu, does it still work elsewhere? Are you still able to use the touchpad to scroll in other applications?
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### Author:  [@UltraBurstXD](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/UltraBurstXD)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/system-menu-touchpad-only-works-when-it-wants/4745/4 "2021-03-08T12:33:43Z")
Yes, it won’t work only there.
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### Author:  [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/system-menu-touchpad-only-works-when-it-wants/4745/5 "2021-03-08T12:34:11Z")
Also @UltraBurstXD
If this is very specific to the applications menu then I’m aware of the issue - this was raised on the elementary tracker. Its a libhandy issue. Might be fixed in 21.04 - but needs obviously testing.
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### Author:  [@UltraBurstXD](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/UltraBurstXD)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/system-menu-touchpad-only-works-when-it-wants/4745/6 "2021-03-08T12:42:08Z")
Oh, alright! 😀