Bug#444366: xserver-xorg-core: keyboard problem, sometimes "KeyRelease event" doesn't happen in time
reassign 444366 xserver-xorg-input-kbd
forcemerge 443471 442963 444366
thank you
Ming Hua wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-core
> Version: 2:1.4-2
> Severity: normal
>
> After upgrading to Xorg 7.3 in unstable, I'm starting to experience
> keyboard problems. After checking using the xev program, the main
> problem seems to be the following:
>
> When pressing "Ctrl+Alt" combination, if I press Ctrl first then press
> Alt, the "KeyPress event" for Alt doesn't happen. Only when I release
> Alt key, I get "KeyPress event" and "KeyRelease event" together. On the
> other hand, if I press Alt first then Ctrl, I get both "KeyPress events"
> immediately after I press the key.
>
> This half-breaks all the "Ctrl+Alt+<key>" shortcuts, because pressing
> "Ctrl then Alt then <key>" doesn't work anymore, and I have to press
> "Alt then Ctrl then <key>", which is not what I am accustomed to.
>
> I'm using a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop, with ctrl:swapcaps option. This
> only happens for left Ctrl and left Alt. If I use right Ctrl and right
> Alt everything works fine.
>
> I'm also using X input method, I'm not sure that's relevant but I'll
> test without XIM if necessary.
>
Seems similar to #442963 since you're using ctrl:swapcaps too. It seems
similar to #443471 too actually. So I am merging all these bugs
together. All this could be related to
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12492 in the end...
Brice
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