[Bug 41427] Re: "slow keys" can turn on surreptitiously & cause confusion.

2011-09-05 Thread Juliusz Kopczewski
My proposal is simple: just KILL this "feature". Rationale: just count number of related bug reports. It is constantly causing problems. It's very hard to google properly (especially with keyboard that types one character per second). Just recently I discovered that Gnome 3 doesn't actually offer

[Bug 746892] Re: Keyboard randomly stops working, but autorepeat and mouse work

2011-09-05 Thread Juliusz Kopczewski
... forgot to paste a link: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /gnome-control-center/+bug/41427 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/746892 Title: Keyboard randomly stops working, bu

[Bug 746892] Re: Keyboard randomly stops working, but autorepeat and mouse work

2011-09-05 Thread Juliusz Kopczewski
Ok, this is indeed Slow keys. The problem is caused by holding SHIFT button for N seconds. It can be turned off by holding SHIFT again for N seconds (not a permanent fix). Unfortunately it seems that under Gnome 3, there is no gui to configure this accessibility feature correctly. -- You received

[Bug 746892] Re: Keyboard randomly stops working, but autorepeat and mouse work

2011-09-05 Thread Juliusz Kopczewski
I can confirm this bug on Ubuntu Natty using Gnome 3. I tried submitting this bug to Gnome 3, however it was suggested there, that this is probably a more general issue that should be submitted directly to Ubuntu. It is absolutely frustrating. Quite frankly, every time it happens I consider switch