This seems to be fixed, at least in Jaunty. You might want to test Intrepid as well.
** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- Power button invokes new process for every keypress https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/223786 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs