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xserver-xorg-input-evdev package

Setting the keyboard repeat speed has no effect

Bug #290674 reported by Anonym25712
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xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu)
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Low
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Bug Description

When I change the keyboard preferences, setting the repeat delay has absolutely no effect. Both minimum and maximum speed provide the same result.

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Roman Snitko (subscribe-snitko) wrote :

Confirmed - the same thing, after update from 8.04

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Ian Weisser (ian-weisser) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.
Are you using Gnome or KDE or XFCE?
Can you please attach a screenshot of your keyboard control panel settings?
Thanks in advance

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Roman Snitko (subscribe-snitko) wrote :

Here's my screenshot, I use gnome+compiz+emerald

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Anonym25712 (anonym25712) wrote :

I'm using Gnome without Compiz. My settings are the same except that I don't enable the blinking cursor.

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in gnome-control-center:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
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Roman Snitko (subscribe-snitko) wrote :

I tried adding:

  Option "AutoRepeat" "175 30"

in Input device section in xorg.conf and then logout/login. Didn't work. Then I discovered Ubuntu uses /etc/default/console-setup to store this settings, and added:

  AUTOREPEAT="175 30"

Didn't work either.

Ian Weisser (ian-weisser)
Changed in gnome-control-center:
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

why did you confirm the gnome-control-center bug if doing changes in the xorg.conf doesn't work either?

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Roman Snitko (subscribe-snitko) wrote :

> why did you confirm the gnome-control-center bug if
> doing changes in the xorg.conf doesn't work either?

Hm, because when I first found something's wrong with the keyboard settings I checked ControlCenter. And then found this ticket and confirmed it. And then tried this thing with xorg.conf. Anyway, whatever it is, it has something to do with upgrading to 8.10. I just thought it'd be useful to developers to know that hacking those two files does not help.

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prower2000@hotmail.com (prower2000-gmail) wrote :

i can confirm this bug in the final version of intrepid. in my case holding a key down no longer repeats at all, whether the options in the keyboard panel are turned off or on at any setting...

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Manni (ubuntu-lxxi) wrote :

Same here. I can add, though, that the kbdrate program still does its job.

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kilroy (channelsconf) wrote :

Some problem here. The "speed" slider at "repeat keys" has no effect. Very annoying.

cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=intrepid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.10"

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

the issue is likely a xserver-xorg-input-evdev one, reassigning the bug

Changed in gnome-control-center:
assignee: desktop-bugs → nobody
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

the issue could be bug #264196

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