i'm using input hotplug via hal with xserver 1.4. when i plug in my usb mouse, the contents of the clipboard are pasted. i'll attach my log, config and the input-related stuff from lshal.
Created attachment 11830 [details] xorg.conf
Created attachment 11831 [details] Xorg.0.log
Created attachment 11832 [details] input devices from lshal
just a vague stab in the dark: the evdev driver flushes all buttons on device init (-> sends button release events). could this be the cause?
(In reply to comment #4) > just a vague stab in the dark: the evdev driver flushes all buttons on device > init (-> sends button release events). could this be the cause? why?
(In reply to comment #5) > (In reply to comment #4) > > just a vague stab in the dark: the evdev driver flushes all buttons on device > > init (-> sends button release events). could this be the cause? > > why? > I think it's to make sure that the device doesn't have buttons pressed. And I assume this is a leftover from the evdev-internal hotplugging.
(In reply to comment #4) > just a vague stab in the dark: the evdev driver flushes all buttons on device > init (-> sends button release events). could this be the cause? > removing that flush seems to fix it. thanks!
commit eeb3727004327bc4d83192a7956c1835b3bd6161 Author: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> Date: Fri Nov 9 00:38:54 2007 +0100 Don't flush buttons on init (bug#12630)
*** Bug 15607 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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