Public bug reported: Set the next text entry source shortcut key (System Settings -> Text Entry) to "Shift + Shift R", i.e., pressing both shifts together.
With this setting, some input entries have problems with pressing the Shift key inside: I experienced errors with gedit's find input entry, nemo's file rename in-place edit entry and firefox's in-place edit entry when renaming a Google Sheet's tab. I refer to the detailed description and how it is reproducible in the following bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nemo/+bug/1409353 Copy-paste from there: -- Since upgrading my Ubuntu box to 14.04 from 13.10, I have encountered with this weird behavior. I can reproduce the error with the following scenario: start nemo press shift-ctrl-n to create a folder. A new folder with 'Untitled Folder' created, the name is selected as an editbox to rename it. press shift-ctrl again. The order is important -- shift before, ctrl after. The selection goes away, and now the folder 'Untitled Folder' itself is selected. after that, you cannot cut or copy -- neither with keyboard shortcut, neither with menu items. As nemo visually gives feedback upon cutting a file, I can see that the cut action is not performed. Alternatively, you can simply try to enter an uppercase letter in the rename edit box -- i.e., press shift-A. The character is not inserted, the rename action is finished, and copy-paste does not work. nemo version: 2.4.4-2~webupd8~trusty0 [...] I have found the triggering condition on my box: I have set the next text entry source shortcut key (System Settings -> Text Entry) to "Shift + Shift R", i.e., pressing both shifts together. If I remove this shortcut, then the problem disappears. -- I have also found the following description related to this issue (in fact, it was the post helped to identify the root cause for me): http://askubuntu.com/questions/523937/shift-any-key-combination-closes- search-dialog-in-gedit-on-14-04 Possibly this (already closed) one was also connected with this issue, and was fixed by some other workaround: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1322925 ** Affects: unity-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: input keyboard shift -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1440876 Title: Setting keyboard input source change shortcut to Shift + Shift R causes problems in some text entry widgets Status in unity-control-center package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Set the next text entry source shortcut key (System Settings -> Text Entry) to "Shift + Shift R", i.e., pressing both shifts together. With this setting, some input entries have problems with pressing the Shift key inside: I experienced errors with gedit's find input entry, nemo's file rename in-place edit entry and firefox's in-place edit entry when renaming a Google Sheet's tab. I refer to the detailed description and how it is reproducible in the following bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nemo/+bug/1409353 Copy-paste from there: -- Since upgrading my Ubuntu box to 14.04 from 13.10, I have encountered with this weird behavior. I can reproduce the error with the following scenario: start nemo press shift-ctrl-n to create a folder. A new folder with 'Untitled Folder' created, the name is selected as an editbox to rename it. press shift-ctrl again. The order is important -- shift before, ctrl after. The selection goes away, and now the folder 'Untitled Folder' itself is selected. after that, you cannot cut or copy -- neither with keyboard shortcut, neither with menu items. As nemo visually gives feedback upon cutting a file, I can see that the cut action is not performed. Alternatively, you can simply try to enter an uppercase letter in the rename edit box -- i.e., press shift-A. The character is not inserted, the rename action is finished, and copy-paste does not work. nemo version: 2.4.4-2~webupd8~trusty0 [...] I have found the triggering condition on my box: I have set the next text entry source shortcut key (System Settings -> Text Entry) to "Shift + Shift R", i.e., pressing both shifts together. If I remove this shortcut, then the problem disappears. -- I have also found the following description related to this issue (in fact, it was the post helped to identify the root cause for me): http://askubuntu.com/questions/523937/shift-any-key-combination- closes-search-dialog-in-gedit-on-14-04 Possibly this (already closed) one was also connected with this issue, and was fixed by some other workaround: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1322925 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-control-center/+bug/1440876/+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