typing issues [Solved]

jocheem67 · 2011-08-30 15:17:38

I've got an annoying issue here which is a bit hard to explain ( and as such hard to scroogle on )...
when typing on my dell xps15 notebook, can be terminal or like now in a website, quite often out of the blue certain text is being pasted that I never copied. Just instantly some earlier generated text shows up in the middle of a word I'm typing..It's always text that I used before, but never consciously copied...

I'm on xfce4. I am using syndaemon to disable my touchpad when typing and it's running:

ps wwaux | grep syndaemon | grep -v grep
jochem 2914 0.0 0.0 21868 404 ? Ss 16:45 0:00 syndaemon -i 1.5 -t -k -d &

The only clue I'm having is that it does seem to happen when the mousecursor is in the field where I'm typing...if I move my mousecursor out of the way the issue seems to be gone...

Anyone recognizes this?? It's rather annoying..

Thanks.

Last edited by jocheem67 (2012-03-12 16:46:29)

karol · 2011-08-30 15:22:35

Maybe some keyboard shortcut that emulates middle mouse click which is used for pasting, like Shift+Insert?

'pgrep foo' e.g. 'pgrep syndaemon' can save you some typing.

jocheem67 · 2011-08-30 22:49:40

Yeah thanks, I did think of that but thought it to be unlikely.
I'll look into it in the appropriate places of xfce..however , I never created any custom ones.
I'm not at my box at home right now, so I'll report back later..

jocheem67 · 2011-09-15 03:04:15

Cause of installing a ssd in my dell xps15 I did a clean install of **uhm** ubuntu. I noticed immediately the same bad "pasting" behavior. No solution found yet. DE is ofcourse gnome now..

the sad clown · 2011-09-15 03:10:32

Is the pasted text familiar to you at all, like something you typed or highlighted earlier (hours or even days earlier)?

jocheem67 · 2011-09-15 03:19:39

yes. TExt that I seconds earlier copied, like a weblink..
going into cli and start typing suddenly the copied text ie. the link gets pasted again in the terminal....

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the sad clown · 2011-09-15 03:28:17

What terminal and editor are you using?

knopwob · 2011-09-15 11:10:32

Is it possible that you touch the touchpad of your notebook with your palm, which it recognizes as middleclick (tipping the pad with two fingers)?

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jocheem67 · 2011-09-15 13:53:54

Terminal and nano/gedit...
It seems that it matters where I position the mousecursor when typing: moving it simply out of the way, ie. not in the terminal-screen, does make a difference...

karol · 2011-09-15 14:23:31

Have you double-checked if your touchpad is really really disabled? Try tapping it etc. while your cursor is in the textarea.

the sad clown · 2011-09-15 15:57:53

Since it is occurring when you are typing, have you noticed any pattern in the characters that immediately precede the paste? A particular letter or number that is consistently present before a paste occurs?

Actually, you probably won't, since you said the mousecursor position is involved. I think you are probably activating one of your touchpad buttons, probably the second button which is often used for pasting. Try this trick to see if this is the case. Add

Option "TapButton2" "0"

to your synaptics config file and see if this doesn't eliminate the problem.

Last edited by the sad clown (2011-09-15 16:04:52)

jocheem67 · 2011-09-15 17:43:21

Thanks I will try and report back in a day....:)

jocheem67 · 2011-11-26 15:53:44

I'm still trying out various settings and little tricks without still being certain what the problem could be.
At the moment I'm trying out

JumpyCursorThreshold

3 issues possibly I'm thinking about:

keyboard shortcuts
synaptics settings
perhaps java applets (?) > as posting on websites/forums seem to trigger the issues..
It's clear that if I wanna tackle this, I should try one tweak at a time.
And unfortunately I'm pretty unpatient...

jocheem67 · 2012-03-12 16:45:07

It's solved: SHMConfig put to 'on' and starting at boot 'syndaemon -t -k -i 2 -d'.....

Duh..was in the wiki all the time.

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typing issues [Solved]

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