[Xquartz-dev] freezing keyboard

[John Koren]

I updated today to OS 10.5.4 and the problem described below
disappeared. I then installed X11 2.3.0-rc4, X11-1.4.2-apple2, and
Xquartz-1.4.2-apple2 on top and here it is again.

On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:57 AM, John Koren <jpkoren at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am sorry for all this traffic, but I must retract my last comment.
> The problem is present also under "Safe Boot", with no other
> applications running.
>
> -John
>
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:35 AM, John Koren <jpkoren at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I just rebooted in "safe mode" and the problem disappeared. Then I
>> started " MenuCalendarClock for iCal", which I normally use, and the
>> problem resurfaced again. So it seems that it is a X11.app and
>> MenuCalendarClock conflict.
>>
>> -John
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:07 AM, John Koren <jpkoren at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> And one more detail. Option key does not do it all the time - Command
>>> key, however, does it.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:02 AM, John Koren <jpkoren at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Just one more detail. Enable key equivalents under X11 must be
>>>> checked. In my case, the "keyboard freeze" is only seen in X11
>>>> applications, such as xterm and rxvt. Other Mac OSX applications are
>>>> not affected.
>>>>
>>>> -John
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 3:51 AM, Jeremy Huddleston
>>>> <jeremyhu at berkeley.edu> wrote:
>>>>> I'm holding option, command, and sometimes both while clicking all
>>>>> over the menu bar and I'm not seeing any problem =(
>>>>>
>>>>> --Jeremy
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 26, 2008, at 03:40, John Koren wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Jeremy,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just did a bit more investigation. It occurs if just click on the
>>>>>> menubar item (while holding the option/command keys) but don't select
>>>>>> any item from the pulldown menus. I can also get the keyboard working
>>>>>> again by pressing  option/command keys second time. It affects X11,
>>>>>> Applications, Edit, Window,  and Help, not blank space. It also
>>>>>> affects a menubar item called "caffeine" if I start it up and try to
>>>>>> reach it's Preferences (which requires pressing the command key).
>>>>>> Caffeine is affected only if X11.app is the top application running.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -John
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 3:16 AM, Jeremy Huddleston
>>>>>> <jeremyhu at apple.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Seems to work fine here... odd.  I'll try it on my G4 laptop when I
>>>>>>> get a chance... just to be certain, where are you clicking on the
>>>>>>> menu
>>>>>>> bar?  X11? Applications?  Edit?  Window?  Help? blank space?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --Jeremy
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jun 26, 2008, at 03:02, John Koren wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have found that when I press the option or command keys and at the
>>>>>>>> same time click at X11.app menubar items, my keyboard freezes.
>>>>>>>> Strangely, I am able to get the keyboard  working again by pressing
>>>>>>>> twice the numeric lock button. I wonder if others are seeing this
>>>>>>>> behavior.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am using Powerbook G4 (Aluminum) with Mac OS 10.5.3, X11 2.3.0-
>>>>>>>> rc4,
>>>>>>>> X11-1.4.2-apple2, and Xquartz-1.4.2-apple2.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers -John
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