Public bug reported: In Nemo 1.8.4-1.1, the rename box stops echoing characters after the 2nd shifted character (provided there is SOMETHING non-shifted after the first shifted char).
Example: I want to enter "ThisIsAFileName", but the only thing visible in the box is "This" "ThisisaFileName" shows only "Thisisa" "HHHH" works, but "HhHHHHH" shows only "Hh" I noticed this with capital letters, but then, on an impulse, tested shifted non-letters... "!111!!!" echos only "!111" [I just noticed something: "HHHH" only works if YOU HOLD DOWN THE SHIFT KEY (i.e. if you type <shift> "HHHH" it works, but NOT if you try <shift>H<shift>H<shift>H<shift>H ==> only "H")] <backspace> counts as a letter: If I type "HH", and then <backspace>, there is no more echo: "H" If I enter "HH" and backspace twice, there is "" - type "ffff" fine, but then try to type "H", one is left with only the "ffff" BUT: <shift-backspace> seems to work the same as <backspace>, but "HH" <shift-H-H-backspace-backspace-H-H > (<shift> pressed and HELD) ==> "HH" Note: Nemo is still reading the keyboard input, and when <enter> is pressed, the name will show everything. If <ctrl-v> is used to copy into the rename box, it acts the same as a shifted char: If the clipboard contains "box", <ctrl-v><ctrl-v><ctrl-v> yields "boxboxbox", but if <ctrl-v> then a space, then <ctrl-v>, one gets only "box ". If <ctrl-v> then a backspace, then <ctrl-v>, one gets only "bo" [Note that SOMETIMES, the FIRST <ctrl-v> yields nothing - it seems intermittent - maybe every 3rd or 4th attempt...] If one types something (say "tom ")and selects it and delete/copies (<ctrl-x>), then if one does <ctrl-v-v-v> one sees "tom tom tom ", but if one does <ctrl-v><ctrl-v><ctrl-v> one sees nothing at all. If one combines <shift> and <ctrl> (say, typing "Tom " (capital "T" this time), then even the <ctrl-z> doesn't seem to have an effect - "Tom " remains in the box, selected... I speculate, that if other modification keys (<alt>, <windows>, OTHER <alt>, etc.) can generate visible output (especially with other languages - like the Euro symbol in German), they may have the same effect as <shift> and <ctrl>, but I have not tested them. I summarize my results as follows: the second time a character- modification key is pressed seems to turn off echoing. --------------------------------------------- scott@scott-AsusM2N68-AM-Plus:~$ uname -a Linux scott-AsusM2N68-AM-Plus 3.13.0-29-generic-tuxonice #53~ppa1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 6 17:27:38 UTC 2014 i686 athlon i686 GNU/Linux scott@scott-AsusM2N68-AM-Plus:~$ lsb_release -dsc Ubuntu 14.04 LTS trusty scott@scott-AsusM2N68-AM-Plus:~$ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION Lubuntu ** Affects: nemo (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1330122 Title: Rename file ; keyboard echo fails after 2nd shifted char +... To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nemo/+bug/1330122/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs