Comment 140 for bug 194214

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Oli (oli) wrote :

Asa: It is here on this system.

Tom: So what bug do I have? Its behaviour here mimics each and every symptom of the bug submitted here. I'm really happy that the bug is fixed for most people here but yeah... Please don't try to say it's fixed everywhere because it's not.

There's another thread: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/124406

They're no closer to finding out what's wrong but the kernel is getting a lot of the blame. There is one useful nugget of information that means I can actually get on with life though:
 - create a launcher on your panel
 - set the command to: setxkbmap
 - when the bug rears its filthy blood-stained head, click it
 - carry on as if nothing happened

The same guy that came up with that found a way to 100% replicate the bug. Load up VMWare and a guest OS, give the guest focus, hold control, and drag the mouse out of the guest. BAM. I do a lot of copy-n-pasting out of VMWare so I guess that's why I'm seeing it so much.

I'm curious as to why it's only some apps though. I can do that ^^^ all day long in VirtualBox and it's fine... Hence why I'm moving to VB now =) FOSS FTW!