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[Varun Mittal <varun.mittal@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Ok

So I started a discussion on Ubuntu forums http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2269986
and it eventually boiled down to not using Compiz as a workaround.

The issue:
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 on Thinkpad T420

One fine day the arrow keys(basically the up/down) just stopped working in many applications.
I works fine in editors etc., but if anywhere the field is active it won't work.

By active I mean, if the field starts giving dropdown options when you type like browser address bars, my email client address box, facebook search, gmail mail composition area etc.
It acts weird in following ways:
- It just lets me type a couple of characters and then won't take any more input
- In the address bar, it won't let me choose an address shown in drop down by pressing up/down arrow key
- In gmail mail composition area, the cursor just goes frenzy jumping back and forth

I have to write stuff in editor and then copy paste.
However, the mouse works fine.

I am using gnome-flashback with metacity as a workaround.
But I a missing Compiz badly.

Please let me know if you need any diagnostic data or want me to try out
something.

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

** Description changed:

  Ok
  
- So I started a discussion on Ubuntu forums and it eventually boiled down
- to not using Compiz as a workaround.
+ So I started a discussion on Ubuntu forums http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2269986
+ and it eventually boiled down to not using Compiz as a workaround.
  
  The issue:
  I am using Ubuntu 14.04 on Thinkpad T420
  
  One fine day the arrow keys(basically the up/down) just stopped working in many applications.
  I works fine in editors etc., but if anywhere the field is active it won't work.
  
  By active I mean, if the field starts giving dropdown options when you type like browser address bars, my email client address box, facebook search, gmail mail composition area etc.
  It acts weird in following ways:
  - It just lets me type a couple of characters and then won't take any more input
  - In the address bar, it won't let me choose an address shown in drop down by pressing up/down arrow key
  - In gmail mail composition area, the cursor just goes frenzy jumping back and forth
  
  I have to write stuff in editor and then copy paste.
  However, the mouse works fine.
  
  I am using gnome-flashback with metacity as a workaround.
  But I a missing Compiz badly.
  
  Please let me know if you need any diagnostic data or want me to try out
  something.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1451092

Title:
  Keyboard direction keys acting weird

Status in compiz package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ok

  So I started a discussion on Ubuntu forums http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2269986
  and it eventually boiled down to not using Compiz as a workaround.

  The issue:
  I am using Ubuntu 14.04 on Thinkpad T420

  One fine day the arrow keys(basically the up/down) just stopped working in many applications.
  I works fine in editors etc., but if anywhere the field is active it won't work.

  By active I mean, if the field starts giving dropdown options when you type like browser address bars, my email client address box, facebook search, gmail mail composition area etc.
  It acts weird in following ways:
  - It just lets me type a couple of characters and then won't take any more input
  - In the address bar, it won't let me choose an address shown in drop down by pressing up/down arrow key
  - In gmail mail composition area, the cursor just goes frenzy jumping back and forth

  I have to write stuff in editor and then copy paste.
  However, the mouse works fine.

  I am using gnome-flashback with metacity as a workaround.
  But I a missing Compiz badly.

  Please let me know if you need any diagnostic data or want me to try
  out something.

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