Right-Click-to-Draw Gesture Causes Right-Click Failure

Describe the bug

When the “Right-Click-to-Draw” feature is enabled, my mice will sometimes stop registering right-clicks entirely. After this happens, right-click only works again if I quit BTT, disable “Right-Click-to-Draw,” or restart the BTT application.

I've tested on versions 4.3x, 4.7x, and 5.308 (latest build), and they all encounter the same problem. Because this has gone on for so long, I have disabled the right click drawing feature for a long time.

However the problem does not occur on the older build many years ago - I've tested on 3.346 (and I believe all versions before that because I used to keep the software up-to-date) and no problem with it - I never had the problem until a year or two ago.

Also, when the bug triggers, it affects not only the external mouse (in my case, Logitech M585 & Logitech M590), but also the trackpad’s double-finger right-click simulation, indicating BTT may be blocking right-click events at a global input level.


Affected input device

All input devices with right-click feature (mice and trackpads)


Device information

  • Type of Mac: iMac (27-inch Retina)
  • OS version: MacOS Ventura 13.7.3
  • BetterTouchTool version: 4.3x, 4.7x, 5.308 (issue present), 3.346 and before (no issue)

Additional information

Right-click input stops working after a short period of use of the Right-Click-to-Draw feature.

strange, I have never encountered this.

Do you have any other right-click related triggers set up in BTT? Anything showing up in "recently used" if you use right-click?

Thanks a lot for the quick response Andreas. As I remember I don't believe I have any other gestures related to right-click, but I'll check it later when I get to my iMac.

I will also test if other mice have the same problem or does it only happen with Logitech mice, as I confess I have only used Logitech mice on this iMac. By the way all Logitech mice come with a driver software called "Logi Options", don't know if it's related to the issue?

Hi, I'm back to report this issue again.

No, there is no other right-click related triggers in BTT. Nothing showing up in "recently used" when I use (blocked) right click.

Normal mouse right click - doesn't work
Touchpad 2 finger tap - doesn't work
Touchpad 2 finger click - doesn't work
Magic mouse right click - doesn't work
Magic mouse right tap - working as right click
Ctrl key + left click - working as right click

(I have set up magic mouse right tap as right click via BTT by the way)