July 21st, 2012

KeepassX Auto-Type Causes Stuck Keys

On my Ubuntu 10.04 machines when I use the Auto-Type feature of KeePassX, the Alt key will act if it is stuck on.  To fix it, I have to log out and back in again.  The bug is documented on the KeePassX forum as Auto-Type under 10.04 causes stuck key problems.  Luckily, there is a workaround there, too.  By increasing the delay before Auto-Type starts to one second, it gives you time to release the Auto-Type hot keys before Auto-Type begins and the problem doesn’t happen.

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Numeric Keypad Weirdness

This morning, I was typing something in and accidentally hit a key or keys near the Insert and Print Screen keys.  The num-lock light went off and using the numeric keypad stopped working.  When I turn num-lock back on, rather than entering numbers, my cursor jumped around.  I’m not sure how I did this, but to fix it, I did this (on Ubuntu 10.04):

  1. Start Keyboard Preferences (System -> Preferences -> Keyboard)
  2. Select Mouse Keys tab
  3. Uncheck “Pointer can be controlled using the keypad”

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