Bug 2706

Summary:	Mouse keys won't work with repeat keys
Product:	xorg	Reporter:	David LeCount <snailboy1>
Component:	Server/Input/XKB	Assignee:	Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID	QA Contact:	Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Severity:	normal
Priority:	high	Keywords:	love
Version:	6.8.1
Hardware:	x86 (IA32)
OS:	All
Whiteboard:	2011BRB_Reviewed
i915 platform:		i915 features:

Description David LeCount 2005-03-11 14:56:18 UTC

I use mouse keys since my trackball is broken. Whenever repeat keys are enabled
as they are by default, the mouse cursor accelerates for about a second and then
moves slowly as if the key is repeating. Turning off repeat keys fixes mouse
keys, but makes typing more of a pain. I've confirmed this happens in 6.8.1 in
FreeBSD and 6.8.0 in Linux. I haven't tried 6.8.2 but I haven't seen any bug
fixes (or even reports) for this. The problem seems to be repeatable simply by
enabling mouse keys.

Comment 1 Daniel Stone 2007-02-27 01:25:43 UTC

Sorry about the phenomenal bug spam, guys.  Adding xorg-team@ to the QA contact so bugs don't get lost in future.

Comment 2 Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia 2011-10-17 03:01:06 UTC

Seems like a straight forward issue.  per-key-repeat just needs to be turned 
off for the MouseKeys

Comment 3 Adam Jackson 2018-06-12 18:43:35 UTC

Mass closure: This bug has been untouched for more than six years, and is not obviously still valid. Please file a new report if you continue to experience issues with a current server.

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