I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 28 Apr 2011, at 22:59, Marius Kotsbak <124...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> Regarding the bug severity, I can only agree on that given that we > have > the workaround of disabling keyboard repeat in the X server settings. > Without that, depending on the frequency it happens, it can make the > PC > almost unusable or at least too unpredictable to trust, i.e. you > always > risk, like when I am writing in this text field to loose all when I am > correcting one typo if I don't react in time, close all tabs in the > browser when typing ctrl-w (since this shortcut starts CPU load, the > bug > occurence actually increase at exactly that time, as with tab > completion > in terminal). > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of > Papercutters, which is subscribed to One Hundred Paper Cuts. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 > > Title: > Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat > > Status in GNU Emacs: > Invalid > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: > Invalid > Status in The Linux Kernel: > Confirmed > Status in X.Org X server: > In Progress > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: > Won't Fix > Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > Status in “linux” source package in Jaunty: > Won't Fix > Status in “xorg-server” source package in Jaunty: > Invalid > Status in Gentoo Linux: > New > > Bug description: > Keyboard keys such as the arrows, Alt-F4, PageUp/PageDown, etc. often > get 'stuck' and continue being 'clicked' even after they are > physically released. For example when clicking Alt-F4, sometimes it > gets stuck so all the windows are closed instead of just one. > > My configuration is Feisty + Xgl + Compiz Fusion. My previous > configuration was Edgy + Xgl + Beryl, where this didn't happen. > Others > have reported the same problem without using either Xgl or Compiz. > > The keyboard itself isn't the problem. When dual-booting to Windows, > everything works fine. Also, the problem happens with two different > keyboards (internal laptop, external USB). > > My best guess is that the problem occurs at time of high system load. > Somehow during these times the key-release signal gets lost and the > key-press is repeated indefinitely. This happens more often with > Compiz configurations because Compiz tends to increase system load. > It > also happens more often with power-hungry apps like Firefox and > Acrobat Reader for similar reasons. > > PS: When the keys would repeat all input devices would be locked up. > ie. mouse won't move, clicks don't do anything, keyboard presses > don't > register. Then when it becomes unstuck, the mouse moves around and > everything. Hope this helps. > > See also this forum thread for other people with the same problem: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=432057 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124406 Title: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/emacs/+bug/124406/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
