I, too, am experiencing this issue, and the workaround resolved it this time.
Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa 3.13.0-125-generic Gimp version 2.8.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1350812 Title: Gimp doesn't accept keyboard text entry To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/+bug/1350812/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
