From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270671AbTGUTXF (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:23:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270673AbTGUTXF (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:23:05 -0400 Received: from smtp-out2.iol.cz ([194.228.2.87]:41110 "EHLO smtp-out2.iol.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270671AbTGUTXA (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:23:00 -0400 Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:37:48 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: John Bradford Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, vojtech@ucw.cz Subject: Re: 2.6.0: characters repeated when *pasting*?! Message-ID: <20030721193748.GC436@elf.ucw.cz> References: <200307210928.h6L9SUfx000613@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200307210928.h6L9SUfx000613@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> X-Warning: Reading this can be dangerous to your mental health. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.3i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > I copied text ole.rohne@cern.ch (using gpm), pasted it to emacs (right > > mouse button) in another console and it came out as > > oooooole.rohne@cern.ch. That looks extremely weird and suggests that > > repeated characters are indeed software problem. > > > > Its not reproducible, and nothing interesting in logs :-(. > > Hmmm, are you sure you hadn't pressed meta-6 before pasting it in? I can't be sure... I do not think I pressed that, but it certainly is possible that I wanted to switch consoles and pressed that by mistake. Pavel -- When do you have a heart between your knees? [Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?]