[Bug 583538] [NEW] mumble doesn't recognize external USB keyboard for shortcuts

[Steve Beattie]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: mumble

I have a Lenovo T61 laptop and when I'm not traveling I use a USB
microsoft natural 4000 keyboard plugged into it. From either keyboard, I
can navigate the main mumble interface (Alt-e to bring up the Server
menu, for example); however, when I try to set up shortcuts like Push to
Talk, keypresses are recognized only from the keyboard native to the
laptop, not from the external keyboard. For example, I tried to set up
the Windows key for Push to Talk, xev sees both keypresses as Super_L:

  KeyPress event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x6c00001,
    root 0x123, subw 0x6c00002, time 2311298519, (34,36), root:(849,578),
    state 0x10, keycode 133 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

vs

 KeyPress event, serial 29, synthetic NO, window 0x6c00001,
    root 0x123, subw 0x0, time 2311301020, (99,6), root:(914,548),
    state 0x10, keycode 133 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

but only the windows key on the laptop is recognized either by the
shortcut entry or for activating the shortcut itself. This is true for
regular alphanumeric keys as well.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mumble 1.2.2-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 9c15077a0ca11678d04e060687c26674
CheckboxSystem: 5dc75472945f57d094b84e90feb97396
Date: Thu May 20 11:34:53 2010
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=bash
SourcePackage: mumble

** Affects: mumble (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid

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mumble doesn't recognize external USB keyboard for shortcuts
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