merge 506001 374644 thanks On Tue, 18 Nov 2008, Tim Connors wrote:
> If I use xine to view a DVB stream or any video files (but not when it > is not actively playing anything), then every 20 seconds, if I have > the left control key (but not right ctrl key) down at that point in > time, then the ctrl key remains no longer pressed (xev shows an event > that I couldn't interpret, but when I really released the control key > later on, a real keyup event was then triggered) > > You can demonstrate this by opening an xterm and holding down ctrl-g > if that generates beeps for you (or maybe press ctrl-m to get newlines > at the prompt). Depending on what time in this 20 second "cycle" you > first pressed ctrl-g, within 20 seconds the dinging will stop and a > stream of "g"s will come out. Lift ctrl and press it again, and 20 > seconds after the dings first stop, they'll stop again. Over quite a > few minutes of testing, it was hapenening every 12, 32 and 52 seconds > past the minute. > > I hadn't noticed this before tonight's aptitude dist-upgrade run > (which picked up xkb-data amongst 2 weeks worth of other packages), > but that's never any sort of gaurantee that it hadn't always been > there and I simply failed to create the right circumstances because I > only recently started to watch my TV tuner card whilst also using the > computer for other purposes. > > Both keyboard and TV tuner card are plugged in via USB (different > hubs), but I think I have turned off USB autosuspend for both. But it > happens when playing files anyway, so it can't be any kind of such > conflict. If it is something to do with polling lirc, I haven't > explicitly enabled a remote control. Any other thoughts? Ah, it's the anti-screensaver measure documented in bug 374644. Would setting 'xset s' parameters be a more portable, less annoying way of disabling the screensaver temporarily? Or perhaps detect the presense of xscreensaver etc on the current display, and run 'xscreensaver-command -deactivate' periodically. Note that even performing this pressing-of-the-ctrl-key countermeasure only when fullscreened is not sufficient - those of us who have multiple screens like to display xine fullscreen on one monitor and do real work on another monitor :) Note also, that this likely breaks accessibility: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=595976 -- Tim Connors | Anglo-Australian Observatory http://site.aao.gov.au/twc | Coonabarabran, NSW 2357, Australia | Tel: +61 2 6842 6286 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
