RE: [Cygwin/XFree86] Duplicate keystrokes in X Server

RE: [Cygwin/XFree86] Duplicate keystrokes in X Server

[Pille Geert (bizvdm)]

Hallo Harold,

I've finally installed Cygwin/XFree86 with setup, until this morning I was
still using a version that I installed manually (ahum).

Haven't spotted the duplicate keystrokes (yet?).

After setup, I installed XWin-4.3.0-20-Test01.exe, since I experienced the
"no key input".  This didn't help, as you already know.  Bugger, I hate the
mouse (don't like cats neither, I've got a dog).

I was sorry to read that you were not granted commit rights into the xfree86
organisation.  This is hard to imagine.  Do you know why?   Didn't they like
the colour of your tie?

Geert

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harold L Hunt II [mailto:huntharo@msu.edu]
> Sent: zondag 21 september 2003 20:59
> To: cygx
> Subject: [Cygwin/XFree86] Duplicate keystrokes in X Server
> 
> 
> [BCCing seven people that have asked about this bug somewhat recently]
> 
> This bug has been around for a long time, but it was thought to be a 
> Cygwin/XFree86-specific bug.  However, I recently learned 
> that this is a 
> general XFree86 bug that is reproducible on, probably, all 
> other platforms.
> 
> Ivan Pascal submitted a patch to XFree86 that fixes the problem.  His 
> description of the problem and his patch can be found in this 
> archive of 
> his email:
> 
> http://www.mail-archive.com/devel%40xfree86.org/msg03245.html
> 
> 
> XFree86's Bugzilla Bug #301 also has information and discussion about 
> this bug:
> 
> http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=301
> 
> 
> Finally, Ivan's patch was applied to XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-13, 
> which can 
> be downloaded and installed via Cygwin's setup.exe.  The "Test100" 
> release notes describe the other changes made in 4.3.0-13:
> 
> http://xfree86.cygwin.com/devel/shadow/changelog.html
> 
> 
> Enjoy,
> 
> Harold
> 


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Re: [Cygwin/XFree86] Duplicate keystrokes in X Server

[Lev Bishop]

Thanks, that's very interesting. I found that the suggested "xset r off" 
worked well for me, by completely disabling the X autorepeat stuff, since 
there's already windows autorepeat. But it's good to get to the bottom of 
these subtle race-condition type bugs.

Lev

RE: [Cygwin/XFree86] Duplicate keystrokes in X Server

[Pille Geert (bizvdm)]

Hallo Harold,

Thanks for the input.  Maybe the solution to this minor itch will be enough
incentive for me to start following the evolution of Xwin again: I'm stuck
on a pre-setup version (nov.2002).

You wouldn't happen to have some guidelines floating around about how to
move from a pre-setup to a setup version of Cygwin/XFree86?  I'm sure I
could handle it myself, I wouldn't like to count the hours I spent
installing X on different OS's, but I don't like to reinvent the warm water.
There are some other things I have to do while at work.  If you don't, I'll
try it at home first.  Just yesterday I rediscovered my first Cygwin
installation on one of my PC's, so this one could serve for a trial.

I tried to read Ivan's explanation, but he lost me halfway.  Monday morning
or I am getting too old for this shit.

Geert

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harold L Hunt II [mailto:huntharo@msu.edu]
> Sent: zondag 21 september 2003 20:59
> To: cygx
> Subject: [Cygwin/XFree86] Duplicate keystrokes in X Server
> 
> 
> [BCCing seven people that have asked about this bug somewhat recently]
> 
> This bug has been around for a long time, but it was thought to be a 
> Cygwin/XFree86-specific bug.  However, I recently learned 
> that this is a 
> general XFree86 bug that is reproducible on, probably, all 
> other platforms.
> 
> Ivan Pascal submitted a patch to XFree86 that fixes the problem.  His 
> description of the problem and his patch can be found in this 
> archive of 
> his email:
> 
> http://www.mail-archive.com/devel%40xfree86.org/msg03245.html
> 
> 
> XFree86's Bugzilla Bug #301 also has information and discussion about 
> this bug:
> 
> http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=301
> 
> 
> Finally, Ivan's patch was applied to XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-13, 
> which can 
> be downloaded and installed via Cygwin's setup.exe.  The "Test100" 
> release notes describe the other changes made in 4.3.0-13:
> 
> http://xfree86.cygwin.com/devel/shadow/changelog.html
> 
> 
> Enjoy,
> 
> Harold
> 


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[Cygwin/XFree86] Duplicate keystrokes in X Server

[Harold L Hunt II]

[BCCing seven people that have asked about this bug somewhat recently]

This bug has been around for a long time, but it was thought to be a 
Cygwin/XFree86-specific bug.  However, I recently learned that this is a 
general XFree86 bug that is reproducible on, probably, all other platforms.

Ivan Pascal submitted a patch to XFree86 that fixes the problem.  His 
description of the problem and his patch can be found in this archive of 
his email:

http://www.mail-archive.com/devel%40xfree86.org/msg03245.html


XFree86's Bugzilla Bug #301 also has information and discussion about 
this bug:

http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=301


Finally, Ivan's patch was applied to XFree86-xserv-4.3.0-13, which can 
be downloaded and installed via Cygwin's setup.exe.  The "Test100" 
release notes describe the other changes made in 4.3.0-13:

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/devel/shadow/changelog.html


Enjoy,

Harold