<CTRL> key not pased through when mouse app has checked "show position of pointer is checked"

[Don Manyette]

I believe if the box in Preferences->Mouse->General has the box checked to "show position of pointer", the <CTRL> key is absorbed, and not passed through for further processing. Some apps need to see this CTRL function when you are NOT looking for the pointer position..
Ubuntu 9.10
All current updates
Acer 5570Z
//Don Manyete

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: don 3360 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd0440000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC883'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0883,10250000,00100002 HDA:11c11040,10250110,00100200'
   Controls : 25
   Simple ctrls : 15
Date: Fri Dec 4 11:01:01 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=6459620b-60e1-467a-a548-981d1a8c8c9a
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: Acer, inc. Aspire 5570Z
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-15-generic 2.6.31-15.50
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic root=UUID=9e5ab53a-092c-47dc-a3ef-383c66b7cb0b ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-15.50-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-15-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.25
SourcePackage: linux
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:3375): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:3416): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3445): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
dmi.bios.date: 06/04/07
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: v1.3508
dmi.board.name: Prespa1
dmi.board.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv1.3508:bd06/04/07:svnAcer,inc.:pnAspire5570Z:pvrNotApplicable:rvnAcer,Inc.:rnPrespa1:rvrNotApplicable:cvnAcer,Inc.:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5570Z
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer, inc.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello
Is this problem present with the latest updated Karmic's, Lucid's or Maverick's packages?
Thanks in advance
Fabio

[Don Manyette (manyette-cox)]

This problem is still present in the 10.04.1 Lucid Lynx release. I can't comment on any other at this moment.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello
I've enabled pointer showing, but functionality of Ctrl key is the same.
Can you verify enabling the mouse showing and pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 to open console and Ctrl+Alt*F7 to close it?
Thanks
Fabio

[Don Manyette (manyette-cox)]

Hello Fabio
My error, I'm afraid. The original complaint was generated on a different machine, and with Wine loaded. I no longer use wine, and so I tried a shortcut on the terminal. Obviously, I was wrong. Your Ctrl+Alt+\F1/F7 proves that you are correct, and the Ctrl Key is passed through as it should be. Sorry for the misinformation.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

hello Don Manyette
No problem.
Thanks for the reply
I close this report
Fabio

[Don Manyette (manyette-cox)]

Hi Fabio
I'm afraid you can't close it. For a demonstrastion, enable the cursor locate function, then, in Evolution, try to select some names for a new E-Mail. In your address list, try and select some names by clicking on one, move down a couple, and try to select another by using <CTRL> click. It shouild mark both names, but it does not! Sorry

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello Don Manyette.
I cannot reproduce, I position the mouse over, I press Ctrl then i click and the selection is lighted, and I can repeart this everytime.
Attached screenshot
Fabio

[Don Manyette (manyette-cox)]

Hi Fabio,
The only explanation I can offer is that I am running 10.04.1 with the proposed updates enabled. I have reproduced the condition this morning, and it is repeatable. I hope the two attachments make it through.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

the only difference is that i'm running maverick

[Don Manyette (manyette-cox)]

Hi Fabio,
Well, perhaps it has been fixed in that newer version. While it no longer matters to me, because the only time it caused a problem was when I was running Wine, and Photofiltre under Wine required it for some functions. But I do believe that other folks could have a problem with it. And I have confirmed it, again and again. It the "locate" function is enabled, the <CTRL> click does absorb the CTRL key, but apparently ONLY under certain conditions. This makes it even more strange. Because as you found, the <CTRL>+<ALT>+F1/F7 did seem to work properly, but it is definitely absorbed in Evolution's address selection, and that is a function that I DO use a lot, because my idiot ISP will not allow mailing lists over 7 addresses, because they claim it is "spam prevention". So I don't really need it, but I'm sure some other conditions will need it for other folks. I might add that <dirty word> Windoze does NOT absorb CTRL key, as back when I was running Windoze, I did use Photofiltre, and it worked properly.