Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: xfig
A lot of text fields don't easily allow keyboard editing.
For example, if you open a fresh instance of xfig, and choose
"file:export" then a window appears. 2 editable text fields in this
window are "Output file" and "filename mask". Click in these with the
mouse pointer to give them focus. Start typing into them. Use the
cursor left and right keys and delete keys and space-bar on the keyboard
to edit what you are typing. Use the mouse pointer to click into the
other editable field and do the same there. Keep doing it, and often
you notice immediately after pressing the cursor keys or spacebar you
can immediately no longer type letters, or delete lettors, or cursor
left and right within that editable field.
The bug doesn't happen every time, but for me it does about 50% of the
time I try to edit text fields, so please play around with this to try
to reproduce this error. If I try this enough I can get the bug to
occur every time (I only need to open xfig once, and I only need to open
the file:export window once, but I do need to click and edit between
these two editable fields quite a bit to guarantee reproducing the bug).
This affects many fields in xfig, e.g. the way you "edit" objects in
your fig means you have a lot of edit fields to use and change. It
makes it really hard to get any work done. I have to try editing
everything 4 or 5 times before it works.
I found this bug was present too on my old version of Ubuntu.
Versions:
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
xfig:
Installed: 1:3.2.5.a-2ubuntu1
Candidate: 1:3.2.5.a-2ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 1:3.2.5.a-2ubuntu1 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
** Affects: xfig (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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it is difficult to edit text in text fields - keyboard is ignored a lot
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/529072
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