I am experiencing the same issue on a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Li1818 laptop and the internal touchpad. This doesn't seem to be limited to Microsoft keyboards.
2010/10/15 Evžen Šubrt <636...@bugs.launchpad.net> > I am experiencing the same problem on CHICONY WUR-0570TR wireless > keyboard+mouse set. > > -- > Keyboard special keys interfere with mouse > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/636311 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of a duplicate bug (658122). > > Status in Ubuntu Release Notes: New > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: New > Status in “xserver-xorg-input-evdev” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > Status in “linux” source package in Maverick: New > Status in “xserver-xorg-input-evdev” source package in Maverick: Confirmed > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: xorg > > Following an online update from Kubuntu Lucid to Maverick beta, use of > almost any of the 'special' buttons on the keyboard (mail, home, documents, > play/pause, volume up, zoom in...) fires a ButtonPress event (as seen by > xev) for the physically left mouse button (i.e. left click with the mouse > set right-handed, 'right click' if set left-handed). There is no > corresponding ButtonRelease, so the computer acts as if that mouse button is > held down. The ButtonPress occurs between the KeyPress and KeyRelease events > of the special key. > > This makes the mouse essentially unusable. So far, I've not found a way to > reset it besides logging off (i.e. restarting X). > > Hardware: > - Basic Microsoft keyboard and mouse (optical wheel mouse, Digital Media > Keyboard 3000) > - Intel graphics (lspci says it's an 82G33/31 integrated graphics > controller) > > Initially I thought the problem was related to kwin compositing (which also > causes some problems, see bug 630632 ), but I've found it happening even > with desktop effects turned off. > > I don't know if xorg is the best package to file this against, so if not, > please point me in the right direction. > > > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/636311/+subscribe > -- Keyboard special keys interfere with mouse https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/636311 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-evdev in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
