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gpc

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Registered: 2017-02-23

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libxml2 2.14.6-1 correlated with openbox keybinds failing

After an upgrade, my openbox keybinds stopped working about half the time. Since downgrading libxml2 2.14.6-1 -> 2.14.5-1 the keybinds always work again.

Anyone else had problems with libxml2 2.14.6-1?

Last edited by gpc (2026-01-04 03:23:40)

gpc

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Re: libxml2 2.14.6-1 correlated with openbox keybinds failing

No problems since upgrading last night libxml2 (2.14.5-1 -> 2.15.0-1).

gpc

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Re: libxml2 2.14.6-1 correlated with openbox keybinds failing

I'm having this problem again now. However downgrading libxml2 (e.g. 2.15.1-4 -> 2.15.0-1) breaks things, including openbox. I might try moving to another window manager, which I've been thinking about anyway.

killertofus

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Re: libxml2 2.14.6-1 correlated with openbox keybinds failing

does it also not work on waybox, the wayland version of openbox?

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gpc

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Re: libxml2 2.14.6-1 correlated with openbox keybinds failing

Since yesterday, I haven't noticed the problem again in openbox. I think it happens when the system is busy, e.g. now if I hold a shortcut to repeat, I see a mixture of the shortcut executing and the key being registered by the active window.

Last edited by gpc (2026-01-06 11:58:06)