Comma inserted when pressing AltGr or Alt key in evolution to/cc input fields
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Evolution |
Unknown
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Unknown
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One Hundred Papercuts |
Invalid
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
evolution (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This bug was originally reported in Bug #943104 on Ubuntu 12.04, but it is still present in Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf (development branch)
Both alt and altgr produces an unexpected comma character when pressed after msc. characters in the "to" and "cc" input fields in evolution mail. I am using Danish keyboard with nodeadkey, bus as described in Bug #943104 this also effect other localizations.
I still haven't been able to reproduce this in any other programs than evolution, so maybe the bug should be reported on evolution instead.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-11-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 2.19-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnred
CompositorUnred
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Sep 29 20:05:47 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: wily
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: bbswitch, 0.7, 4.2.0-11-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0416] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1966]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1966]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-27 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150924)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xorg
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/03/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
dmi.bios.version: F.35
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: 1966
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 93.49
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:
dmi.product.name: HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
xserver.bootTime: Tue Sep 29 19:03:36 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
NOUVEAU(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
product id 8605
vendor AUO
xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu7
affects: | xorg (Ubuntu) → evolution (Ubuntu) |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in evolution (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
importance: | Low → Medium |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
importance: | Low → Medium |
I figured that the unexpected comma, is actually inserted on purpose when the "CC" or "TO" input fields get focus.
Though it might be a bit surprising that Evolution inserts a comma automatically (even when no valid mail exists in the input field), that is actually a feature.
The root cause of this bug, seems to be that the input fields get unfocused for a short time and then get focus again.
I found several other bugs related to this issue, which might be caused by the exact same bug:
Bug #971462 (Duplicate) -> Bug #971462 (Invalid) askubuntu. com/questions/ 399518/ guake-terminal- hiding- on-altgr- cant-type- pipes
Bug #1233458 (New)
Bug #1292796 (Confirmed)
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