The same issue can be triggered if you hold the super key to reveal the launcher and then click on an application icon, or if you use any of the super+1/2/3/etc. short cuts to launch an application.
** Summary changed: - Super+A shortcut breaks application keyboard input + Super shortcuts breaks application keyboard input -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1677072 Title: Super shortcuts breaks application keyboard input Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Pressing Super+A results in focus being taken from applications without the release key event being sent for the Super key. This means that when focus is restored to an application it believes that the Super key is permanently being held down unless the user presses it again. The effects of this can be seen in most applications that accept keyboard input, for example in the terminal cursor input stops working instead just inserting A/B/C/D characters, in the webbrowser keyboard shortcuts no longer work, in Kate cursor movement stops working, etc. Steps to reproduce: 1. Run the following QML: import QtQuick 2.4 import Ubuntu.Components 1.3 MainView { property bool superPress: false focus: true Label { anchors.centerIn: parent text: "Super pressed? " + (superPress ? "True" : "False") } Keys.onPressed: { if (event.key == Qt.Key_Super_L) { superPress = true } } Keys.onReleased: { if (event.key == Qt.Key_Super_L) { superPress = false } } } 2. Hold Super+A until the app drawer opens 3. Click on the QML application to restore its focus Expected result: QML application should be showing: "Super pressed? False" Actual result: QML application shows: "Super pressed? True" because the release event was never sent to the application when the application drawer took focus. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity8/+bug/1677072/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
