Hi nospam, On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 09:08:44 -0400 nospam2009archive <nospam2009arch...@videotron.ca> wrote:
> On 09/16/2012 08:51 AM, Shlomi Fish wrote: > > Hi nospam2009archive, > > > > On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:40:45 -0400 > > nospam2009archive <nospam2009arch...@videotron.ca> wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I am running Fedora 17 XFCE. The keyboard suddenly stops > >> functioning in pidgin. I found one workaround cited on google > >> whereby one chooses input method and reselects "system ( simple ). > >> This works for entry boxes used to send messages, but I noticed > >> that when I try to create a new status, the keyboard still does > >> not function. I skipped the latest fedora 17 prebuild and compiled > >> directly from source. Still no change. Is there a solution? > >> > > See this bug: > > > > http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/15220 > > > > I reported it and it seems that upgrade to gtk+2.0 2.24.12 fixes > > it. Other gtk+2.0 programs, such as claws-mail were also influenced > > by it. > > > > Regards, > > > > Shlomi Fish > > > > Hi, > > Thanks for the quick reply. I believe I have the latest version > possible: > > "Package gtk2-2.24.11-1.fc17.x86_64 already installed and latest > version" > > Go easy on me if I am wrong, because I am not the most savvy linux > user out there. This may be the latest version available for Fedora 17, but there is a later version of gtk2-2.24.12 available in the gtk2 upstream. The bug appears to have been fixed between 2.24.11 and 2.24.12 , so you will need to upgrade. You can try building the latest version from the Fedora RawHide repository. Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Original Riddles - http://www.shlomifish.org/puzzles/ Give me ASCII or give me deaĆ¾! Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . _______________________________________________ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support