Dead alphanumeric keys

From: qwms-avib@dea.spamcon.org
Date: Mon Jul 21 2003 - 16:59:32 EDT

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    A few days ago I installed AbiWord 1.0.2 to my Slackware system.
    Everything is working fine, EXCEPT the letters/numbers on the
    keyboard. When I press a letter/number key nothing happens.
    All the other keys work: Space, Backspace, Home, End, UpArrow,
    DownArrow, LeftArrow, RightArrow, keys, PageUp, PageDown, Enter.
    Even the Ctrl and Alt combinations work (eg. I can exit AbiWork
    using Ctrl-Q). Mouse is fine: I can click on drop-down menus
    and select options. I can use the symbol tool (with the mouse)
    to enter letters/numbers. They show up on the screen just fine
    (it's just their keys that don't work). I can load documents
    and edit them using the keys that work (space, backspace, etc.).

    And here's the weirdest part: if I click on File->Save As, the
    letter/number keys all work in the little box. But as soon as
    I close the window and return to the main AbiWord text-entry
    area, the keys do nothing.

    I have never seen this problem before. The Ted wordprocessor is
    working fine on this system (and so did two other wordprocessors
    I tried). Mozilla runs fine. What's with AbiWord????

    BTW this is not a unique problem. A google search found two
    other people with exactly the same problem who asked for help
    (about six months ago) on different discussion groups. Neither
    of them got a reply.

    Cheers,
    Steven

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