Home, Pg Up down keys and arrow keys not funtioning in LibreOffice

[Satyapriyananda]

File Bug is attached because the description is long.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libreoffice 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-36-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Sep 11 06:02:17 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-10 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20170215.2)
SourcePackage: libreoffice
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Satyapriyananda (satyapriyananda)]

I did some more research and found the following which might help the developers to look for the bug.

Previously xev command at the terminal did not give response to Delete, Home, PgUp, PgDn,End, Left Arrow or Right Arrow keys. All the other keys functioned as normally they should.

I did mapping of the problematic keys (barring PgUp and PgDn) to Function Keys F06, F08, F09, F11 and F12 and managed it for my purposes successfully. I had to perform a hardware check of the keyboard to be sure it was not a case of defective keyboard (and the bug exists in Ubuntu 16.04.3). The hardware man is expected to come tomorrow.

Meanwhile I did some major changes in Language Support from English US to English United Kingdom and lo and behold the keys began to respond. I have yet to confirm Left and Right Arrow keys though. SO IT SHOWS THAT IT IS NOT A HARDWARE ISSUE.

The xev command also identified the keys. This, I hope, helps the developers.

[Satyapriyananda (satyapriyananda)]

I find that the disputed keys again stopped functioning. xev command also does not identify the key-press event. All in a matter of a few minutes. It leaves me in the wilderness. I will check the keyboard hardware and get back.

[Satyapriyananda (satyapriyananda)]

It was a keyboard problem which was solved by replacement of the keyboard.