here is a workaround that works with both KDE and GNOME 2. to ungrab the keyboard in KDE. you should see the "show desktop" icon on your toolbar. right click it then select the Show Desktop Settings click the field and type say Ctrl+Alt+d (or any sequence that you would like but you may not want to overwrite any that KDE is currently using) and then that is your short cut.
when you run GDB and it locks up type Ctrl+Alt+d and it will minimize all the windows and then simply click on the Show Desktop Icon and you will find that the mouse is no longer grabbed and you can continue debugging. for GNOME 2: when you run GDB and it locks up type Ctrl+F12 to change desktops (should have at least 2 desktops for this to work) then Ctrl+F1 again to get back to the desktop where you are running gdb and you will find that the mouse is no longer grabbed and you can continue debugging. kind of hokey but it works. Saif Warsi -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/338489 Title: AllowDeactivateGrabs is broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/338489/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
