TVTime generates unwanted L_Shift key press events
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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tvtime (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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tvtime (Fedora) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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tvtime (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Lucid |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Maverick |
Won't Fix
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Natty |
Won't Fix
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Oneiric |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Brian Murray |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: tvtime
TVTime's method to inhibit the screensaver implicates with the systems' normal usage (random shift key presses that make the shift key get "stuck" for 60 seconds: https:/
There is a patch in Debian's bugzilla to "Use XScreenSaverExt
This bug is very annoying and has serious implications in the systems' usability (often, the shift key gets stuck for more than 30 seconds that leads to unwanted permanent deletion of files, can't click links in browser without launching new windows, etc.)
tvtime 1.0.2 running on Ubuntu 10.04 x64.
TEST CASE:
1) Install and run tvtime
2) Start xev in a terminal and click on it
3) Watch events appearing although you are not doing anything
4) Stop xev and tvtime
With the proposed version of tvtime you will not see events in xev.
Changed in tvtime (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in tvtime (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in tvtime (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in tvtime (Ubuntu Natty): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in tvtime (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in tvtime (Debian): | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
description: | updated |
Changed in tvtime (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
status: | Triaged → In Progress |
assignee: | nobody → Brian Murray (brian-murray) |
tags: |
added: verification-done removed: verification-needed |
tags: |
added: verification-done removed: verification-needed |
no longer affects: | tvtime |
Changed in tvtime (Debian): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Changed in tvtime (Fedora): | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
Description of problem:
When tvtime is running and I am working in other window (for example in rxterm now, but I think it does not matter), when SHIFT key is pressed in wrong time, it's locked. Then all keys are giving char as if SHIFT is hold.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
I am seeing this problem from at least Fedora 11.
How reproducible:
sometimes, always if you try to reproduce as described below
Steps to Reproduce:
1. run tvtime
2. open terminal window and select terminal
3. hold SHIFT+3 for at least 60 seconds
Actual results: ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ###333333333333 333333333333333 333333333333333 3333
#######
Expected results:
Only "####" no 3333 chars.
Additional info:
If this happens, unable to unlock SHIFT lock by only pressing shift. I need to do reproduce steps again to unlock.