Mouse cursor doesn't identify correctly movement between two screens

Hi there,

I am having an annoying issue while trying to move between two screens (the MacBook screen and an additional one).

While moving from a screen to another, my mouse doesn't recognize that I have moved to another screen - and only responds to that screen if I click first with the mouse somewhere on the screen.


For example, I am on screen A doing something, now I am moving to screen B to click on some link on a webpage.

The mouse cursor moves, but it doesn't apply that button click before I click on that B screen to "notify" the mac I am on a different screen now.


How can I make my mac to identify I have moved to another screen and immediately make an action after the movement?


Thanks!

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Feb 21, 2021 5:48 AM

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Posted on Feb 21, 2021 6:40 AM

It is possible you have stumbled into a setup called "displays have separate spaces" which is a special case of Mission Control Spaces wherein each display is its own Space.


if you want instead "extended desktop"



THEN turn off this checkbox in mission control:



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