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** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/237604 Title: Ctrl-key stuck in Gnome after continued browsing Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: First of all - I have not been able to find a way to reproduce this bug when I want to. I have tried - a lot. That being said, this happens quite often. I use firefox 3 on Ubuntu 8.04 and browse a lot using Ctrl+click (opening a new tab in the background) and Ctrl-W. At some time (often after 15-20 minutes) the control key seems stuck. Just normally clicking on any link opens the page in a background tab in firefox. Thought this might just affect firefox, but the whole desktop environment is affected, so I guess it must be gnome, somehow. The symptoms are very much like those described here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194214 Unfortunately I can't log out normally, because everything I click just seems highlighted. Can't type anything in thegnome- terminal; just have a rectangle where the letters should be. You can see the same thing when just pressing Ctrl in a normal session. I have to either Ctrl-Alt-F1 to a terminal and run "killall gnome-session" or kill the X-server via the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace combination. Because I have not found an easy way of reproducing this bug (quickly!) I guess it will be closed as incomplete, but since this has happened quite a few times since the launch of 8.04, I though I might report it. [lspci] 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a00] (rev 03) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:011b] 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a02] (rev 03) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:011b] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/237604/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp