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List:       suse-kde
Subject:    Re: [opensuse-kde] Loss of keyboard in KDE 4.3
From:       Bob Williams <linux () barrowhillfarm ! org ! uk>
Date:       2009-08-31 7:29:12
Message-ID: 200908310829.12940.linux () barrowhillfarm ! org ! uk
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On Monday 31 August 2009 08:15:10 Bob Williams wrote:
> On Monday 31 August 2009 06:56:41 Rajko M. wrote:
> > On Sunday 30 August 2009 05:22:44 pm Bob Williams wrote:
> > > On Sunday 30 August 2009 22:20:28 Bob Williams wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Wierdest thing. My keyboard has suddenly decided not to work in KDE
> > > > 4.3. I know it's not a hardware problem as it's working fine in 3.5
> > > > (which I'm using to post this message). I have no idea what triggered
> > > > the failure. It was working fine earlier today, I left my computer
> > > > running, but not performing any particular task, when I returned, the
> > > > keyboard was dead. There were also some display problems which
> > > > manifested after I went into sax2 as a normal user (can't give root's
> > > > password with no keyboard input). After a lot of fiddling with the
> > > > nvidia config utility (I run twin screens here), I finally got the X
> > > > display running as it was before, but I still can't interact with the
> > > > machine.
> > > >
> > > > Are there any files which might help in troubleshooting this? I was
> > > >  enjoying my 4.3 experience until this happened :(
> > > >
> > > > Bob
> > >
> > > Further testing seems to indicate that this problem only affects my
> > > main user. Another user on this system is able to type into a console
> > > window while logged in with KDE 4.3
> > >
> > > Bob
> >
> > It is Configure Desktop >TAB General > Accessibility
> > Disable whatever you can until your keyboard is back.
> >
> > I got that and I have no idea what triggered it.
> >
> > Probably some bad interaction when system was busy, me trying different
> > actions to get control over it, mismatch between application taking input
> > actions and screen presentation what application is active, keyboard
> > buffer delivering keystrokes to active application.
> >
> > In my humble opinion it is brave new world of parallelism in programing
> > without supervisor that will synchronize whole system, or just a system
> >  bug.
> 
> Spot on, Raiko! In my case it was Accessibility > Keyboard Filters. Use
>  slow keys was selected. As soon as I deselected it, my keyboard came back.
>  Like you, I cannot remember playing around with these settings.
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
This looks like bug # 121012 at bugs.kde.org

I've added my 2p.

Bob
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