I was hit by this on 12.04 with Xfce (not sure if this belongs in a different bug), which doesn't seem to have any way to permanently disable from its config panel. Took we a while to figure out how to type at all in order to search for what I'd done -- and it was very difficult to hold the key exactly the length required (which was very long, much more than I'd expect would be required for someone who's having trouble with accidental adjacent keypresses), but not long enough to trigger autorepeat (I have the repeat delay set to the 250 ms that used to be standard, but even the now-for-some-reason-default 500 ms or so would probably be too short compared to the very long initial delay).
It also seems perverse that a feature that requires you to hold keys down for a long time as part of normal use, would be disabled by holding a certain key down for a long time. I agree with those that say it should be disabled by default -- especially if it's not going to even ask for confirmation via a dialog box. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41427 Title: "slow keys" can turn on surreptitiously & cause confusion. Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: I was editing some huge photos with the gimp and it had a swapping fit; I pressed various keys, clicked various things, generally did what any user does when an application hangs for a while. For some reason, gnome's "slow keys" feature turned on during all this chaos---presumably because gnome thought the shift key was held down for N seconds, I don't know---and I was totally confused when my keys became, predictably, "slow." This seems like something that could happen to dapper users. Maybe there should be a [x] Activate "slow keys" by holding down the shift key. config toggle that is off by default, or something... To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/41427/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
