[MC-65983] Mouse cursor moves off-window when accessing inventory (or item contents)

The bug occurs when accessing a contents box (like your inventory, chest contents, etc.) when running Minecraft in an windowed environment. When the window has focus, you can right-click to interact or use an item. However, if you access any contents box, the mouse cursor appears below the window (several inches below - out of the scope of the window). If you close the contents box with the keyboard (for example, 'E' to close your inventory), the mouse cursor disappears but any right-clicks are sent to the location where the mouse cursor exists (still below the window).

To mitigate this issue, you have to reopen a contents box (or your inventory), move the cursor from below the window to within the window, and then close the inventory. This has to be repeated every time you access a contents box.

I believe the fix is to center the cursor on the window and not place it below.

Linked issues

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MC-69859 OS X Cursor Always Shows Up When Not In Any GUI Resolved

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MC-86403 Mouse cursor jumps out of Minecraft window Resolved

Comments 22

Ezekiel 2014-08-07T21:06:25Z

It always centers in the window for me (right over the crosshair)

Michael Yohe 2014-08-07T22:51:30Z

Have you tried it on a separate monitor? It works fine when disconnected from non-Retina external displays.

Ezekiel 2014-08-07T23:13:36Z

Ah, missed that part.

Michael Yohe 2014-08-08T18:33:26Z

I think I've figured this out (or at least what the trigger is). Minecraft, regardless of what screen the Launcher appears on, will always start on the built-in Retina display (I would assume the primary display). The cursor stays to the center of the windows (as expected). However, when moving a window to a workspace on an external monitor that is non-HiDPI (I have two Thunderbolt displays), the cursor is centered horizontally but not vertically. Returning the Minecraft window back to the built-in Retina display restore expected cursor behavior.

Definitely a bug. Similar to other Retina related bugs, but different in that it affects the cursor.

Erik Broes 2014-08-13T13:14:15Z

Did some changes, might have fixed it.

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Michael Yohe 2014-08-13T13:17:24Z

I'll download the snapshot later today to see the changes fixed it.

Michael Yohe 2014-08-18T17:52:06Z

Grum,

My apologies for the delay. I'm running 14w34b and still experience the same issue. As soon as I examine my inventory, the cursor appears below the window.

Michael Yohe 2014-08-29T14:26:39Z

This highly annoying bug still affects the latest pre-release (even with the fix to the fullscreen and Retina display).

Michael Yohe 2014-09-02T14:44:50Z

Just tested with a fresh, vanilla Minecraft 1.8. Still affected by this bug.

Stefan Jacob 2015-09-09T07:33:03Z

This bug still occurs in 1.8.7. Is there a chance this will be fixed for 1.9? I often have Minecraft open in windowed mode on my external while doing other things on my main screen (esp if I'm using an AFK farm), but this mouse bug makes it unplayable unless I move it back to my primary screen

1.8.7 + OptiFine
Macbook Pro 15" Late-2013
Yosemite (10.10.5)
External DVI Display

[Mod] redstonehelper 2015-09-09T13:05:54Z

Stefan Jacob: We only accept bugs in the vanilla (unmodded) game. Does this also happen without OptiFine?

Stefan Jacob 2015-09-14T07:47:11Z

Just got the chance to use my external screen setup on Vanilla 1.8.8 and the bug is definitely replicable on my Mac. It seems that the mouse appears a set number of pixels below center in windowed mode. The external monitor I'm using is 1900x1200 and (I'm estimating) when the window is shorter then 600 pixels the cursor appears outside the window when opening a GUI. For some reason it's not adjusting the cursor placement to the height of the window.

Riekman 2015-09-30T13:34:51Z

I can also confirm this happens on my multi-monitor setup. However, replication and symptoms are only slightly different, but the same problem nonetheless.

I use an external monitor (2560x1440 resolution) as my primary screen and my built-in retina display (2880x1800 resolution) as my secondary screen.

When playing Minecraft in windowed mode on the primary screen (external monitor in my case), the cursor is always centred in-game when opening inventories, no matter the placement of the Minecraft window on the screen.

Moving the Minecraft window over to the secondary screen (built-in retina), the cursor always moves ABOVE and outside of the Minecraft window. The cursor seems to place itself at a fixed distance above the window no matter the placement of the window itself, but will always correctly center itself horizontally with the Minecraft window.

kumasasa 2015-11-14T18:23:10Z

Is this still an issue in the current Minecraft Snapshot 15w45b or later? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.

Riekman 2015-11-16T08:33:00Z

I can confirm that the bug is still present in the latest snapshot (15w46a).

EDIT: I have also since upgraded my OSX to El Capitan and, as stated before, the bug is still present.

Erik Broes 2016-02-16T11:21:48Z

I cannot reproduce this bug currently on the latest snapshot.

Riekman 2016-02-16T14:10:24Z

I tried this again using snapshot 16w07a and the issue still exists. No issues on my primary screen, but on the secondary screen the pointer appears outside the window whenever the inventory is opened.

Note: I even deleted all my different launchers all together. I installed the vanilla minecraft launcher obtained from the main website and did a clean install. I loaded the newest snapshot and the issue was still present.

EDIT: I even tried disabling all external devices (including my wireless keyboard and trackpad). Issue is still present.

Ralph Mickelson 2016-03-04T22:08:24Z

I can confirm this is still an issue with the latest 1.9 release. I have the exact same setup as Riekman. My external monitor is setup as my primary screen. My built in MacBook Pro Retina laptop screen is my secondary screen. When playing Minecraft on the laptop screen (not the primary, external monitor), accessing chests, inventory, furnaces, etc, will cause mouse issues.

Here are the simple steps to repeat:
1) Play Minecraft on the secondary screen, in windowed mode.
2) Open inventory 'E' (important - don't move the mouse at all).
3) Use 'E' again to close inventory. At this point, mouse movement, clicking, etc will cease to function.

To get it working again one must:
a) open inventory 'E',
b) move mouse back into window area,
c) close inventory.

Hope this helps.

Riekman 2016-10-24T07:36:24Z

Hi. I just tested both 1.10.2 and 16w42a.

Unfortunately the issue is still present.

Loren Johnson 2017-09-05T17:29:17Z

Confirmed on 1.12.1

wobst.michael 2017-12-09T14:01:59Z

Can someone please check if this is still an issue in the latest 17w49b snapshot.

Riekman 2017-12-11T08:42:12Z

I tested it on both the latest release 1.12.2 and the latest snapshot 17w49b.

The latest release 1.12.2 still has the issue (Which is why mods didn't ask about testing the release, probably 😛)

But... HALLELUJAH! The issue is fixed on my mac when I run the latest 17w49b snapshot!

Thanks to whoever was working on this!