Bug 167594

Summary:	Switching from a VT to a KDE X sessions results in spurious input
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description James Richard Tyrer 2008-07-28 15:04:17 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 3.5.9)
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources
Compiler:          GCC 4.2.4 
OS:                Linux

This is ocurring in the current KDE-3.5 SVN BRANCH.

When I have two X sessions running and switch from A to B and then from B back to A, it causes spurious input in session A.

Test case.

Using the first X session (console 7) and with another X session running (console 8)

Make sure that there is something in Klipper.  Open a document in KWrite.

Switch to session :1 and back using <Ctrl><Alt>Fn.

Many times, something gets pasted into the document.

If I am using Konqueror/KFM when I make the switch, it will often display an error dialog or switch from KFM to displaying a file.

Comment 1 Oswald Buddenhagen 2008-07-28 19:31:34 UTC

sounds familiar. i'm relatively sure this a known x server bug. please search the xorg bugzilla.

Comment 2 James Richard Tyrer 2008-07-28 21:07:34 UTC

Having consulted the Xorg Bugs and mailing list.

I find that the problem is that switching from a Virtual Terminal to a KDE X session can result in spurious mouse event input and specifically a spurious paste.

I didn't find a current bug for Xorg on the Free Desktop bugzilla.

I did find an email on the list:

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-October/029658.html

Comment 3 James Richard Tyrer 2008-07-28 22:37:11 UTC

Pavel Troller advised me that this is an Xorg bug and has been fixed in their GIT repository.