On Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 04:00:21PM +0000, Owain Clarke wrote:
> >>I'm using Debian Lenny with xfce as my default desktop.  Recently a
> >>problem has started to occur where I lose the inability to input from
> >>the keyboard.  The pointer still moves with the mouse, but I can't
> >>click on anything either - nothing obvious triggers it.  I can switch
> >>to a terminal using alt+SysRq+R, from where I can kill the desktop and
> >>start again.  I've tried using Gnome, but the same problem occurs.  It
> >>also happens to my boys, who use xfce, but hasn't occurred yet when I
> >>use WindowMaker.
> >Install xfwm4 4.4.1-3 from unstable.
> Thanks - I'll try it.
[..]
> Any idea why it might happen with Gnome?
Hmm, no I'm afraid I don't but I would report a bug as it's likely the
maintainer will know.
Simon.
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