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Keyboard doesn't work after disable AccessX triggers

Bug #124283 reported by jeandreh
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meta-kde (Ubuntu)
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Nominated for Intrepid by shaikailash

Bug Description

Binary package hint: kde

When some AccessX key combos are triggered, like pressing SHIFT 5 times or more, kde shows a pop-up window asking for a decision.
The message is targeted to users with acessibility problems and has the option to disable the trigger, enale the AccessX, etc.
But after disable the AccessX shortcuts, keyboard just stop working on KDE session. It works on KDM and console.
If I remove the .kde folder (a quite drastic measure, I know) the keyboard works again.
If I disable the triggers into KControl, (Regional & Accessibility -> Activating Gestures -> unckeck the option "Use gestures to activate the sticky keys and low keys" ), everything works fine and no problem with keyboard.
The problem has been verified in two different machines.

I'm using Kubuntu 7.04 , KDE 3.5.6 and kernel 2.6.20-15-generic

Thanks in advance,

Jeandreh.

EDIT: This bug is on Kubuntu Intrepid 8.10 too, and users have their systems unusable without any apparent reason, just saying "NO" to the popups about accessibility. Fix it!!!

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karaluh (karaluh) wrote :

I can confirm this, the workaround is to remove file with accesibility settings, that I don't remember the name of. It's in
.kde/share/config

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Risto H. Kurppa (risto.kurppa) wrote :

KDE 3.5.10 and hardy. Sometimes the keys stop working. I disabled the all the sticky keys things in the settings and they work again.. Don't know if that really helped but did'nt need to remove any files..

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shaikailash (steve-doc-brown) wrote :

I don't know how to update this bug, however....it's still with us!!!

I have Kubuntu 8.10, fresh installed, updated, kde 4.1....and it happende exactly the same thing, after some popups about the accessibility keys, my keyboard stopped to work.

I solved going into Control panel > Accessibility and by setting back all the default options. Then, before save, in the tab "Activating Gestures" tou have to unckeck the option "Use gestures to activate the sticky keys".

I think this is really a bad bug:
- normal users don't know what it happened, and I hope for them they have another operative system on the machine.
- imagine this in an enterprise....with people who have to work...total panic
- I have asked for this on two forums (one is ubuntuforums) and nobody helped me. Luckily i googled and searched this "old" bug....
In conclusion, three days without my operative system, luckily I have windows ready.
Fix it!

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xteejx (xteejx) wrote :

Can you confirm if this is still a problem in Jaunty please? Thank you.

Changed in meta-kde (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Incomplete
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

Changed in meta-kde (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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