A problem with recent Xorg, KDE apps and switching X/text

[Pavel Troller]

Hi!

> Pavel Troller wrote:
>> Hi!
>>   On my recent installation of Xorg (git master about Sep 30), I have a strange
>> problem with switching between X and Linux text consoles.
>>   The switching itself works well forth and back, but the problem is that after
>> switching back to X, some apps (especially KDE ones like konqueror, kopete or
>> kmail), if they have a focus, receive something like a "middle mouse button"
>> event, which obviously results in a clipboard contents being pasted under the
>> cursor, or, like in konqueror, if the clipboard contains a valid URL, immediate
>> loading of the URL to the main window. Other apps, even KDE ones, like konsole,
>> seem to be immune, they don't receive the event (although I can then press the
>> MMB and paste to them manually). I'm also unable to see anything like this in
>> xev, and I don't know any non-KDE app, which would do it. I'm using KDE 3.5.8,
>> build about a week old from SVN.
>>   Former X servers like 1.2, didn't make this. Because my usage pattern
>> contains very often switching between X and text, I'm finding it very annoying.
>>   If anybody has a clue, what is the cause of this problem and how to fix it,
>> it will be very appreciated.
>
> I don't know what the problem is, but I am having the same issue.
>
> If I have a file open in KWrite, switching to a VT and then back to the KDE 
> X session (using Ctrl-Alt-Fn) results in a mouse move and a paste from the 
> clipboard.
>
> There is a KDE bug opened for this although I don't know if it is a KDE 
> problem:
>
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167594
>
> -- 
> JRT

It's definitely not a KDE problem. I've compiled a new X.org recently (from
their git repository - master branch) and the problem has gone, so it's proved
as an X problem. 

With regards, Pavel Troller