4 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/maingui/main.cpp b/src/maingui/main.cpp
index 1e7c2b2..06a165b 100644
--- a/src/maingui/main.cpp
+++ b/src/maingui/main.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "../backdrop.h"
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include "../x11workaround.h"
 
 static Backdrop* showGrayBackground();
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		PrinterGui *w = new PrinterGui(argv, bgWin);
 		bgWin->setMainWindow(w);
 		w->show();
+        wiggle();
 	}
 	return a.exec();
 }
diff --git a/src/pwgui/main.cpp b/src/pwgui/main.cpp
index 8a9833b..9f3bbef 100644
--- a/src/pwgui/main.cpp
+++ b/src/pwgui/main.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include "../x11workaround.h"
+
 #define NAMELEN 400
 #define BUFLEN 9000
 #define ENVLEN 20000
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			PwGui *w = new PwGui(pfd[1], creds);
 			bg->setMainWindow(w);
 			w->show();
+            wiggle();
 			exit(a.exec());
 			return CUPS_BACKEND_CANCEL;
 		}
diff --git a/src/x11workaround.cpp b/src/x11workaround.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c093362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/x11workaround.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include "x11workaround.h"
+
+
+void movePointer(int x, int y) {
+    bool result;
+    int root_x, root_y, win_x, win_y; 
+    unsigned int mask_return;
+    Display* dpy = XOpenDisplay(0);
+    Window root = DefaultRootWindow(dpy);
+    Window window_returned;
+    result = XQueryPointer(dpy, root, &window_returned, &window_returned, &root_x, &root_y, &win_x, &win_y, &mask_return);
+    if (result != true) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "No mouse found.\n");
+            return;
+    }
+    XWarpPointer(dpy, None,root, 0, 0, 0, 0, root_x - x ,root_y - y);
+    XFlush(dpy);
+}
+
+void wiggle() {
+    movePointer(5, 5);
+    movePointer(-5, -5);
+}
diff --git a/src/x11workaround.h b/src/x11workaround.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0aef7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/x11workaround.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef X11_WORKAROUND_VMWARE
+#define X11_WORKAROUND_VMWARE
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+
+
+void movePointer(int x, int y);
+void wiggle();
+#endif