[TF2] Backspace And Delete Keys Misinterpreted When Using Tags

steamclosed MOVED: Team Fortress 2reviewed

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#698 · opened 2013-01-13 by Aypok · updated 2013-01-29 · 5 comments · github

AAypok 2013-01-13 github

When attempting to use a name or description tag in my TF2 inventory, pressing the backspace or delete key during the naming process will be interpreted as if I am trying to delete an item (although it doesn't say whether it's referring to the tag or the item to which the tag is being applied); it will pop up an alert asking if I am sure I want to delete the item.

Declining the deletion leaves the items intact and the desired character is removed from the name, so no harm is done. It does seem like a bug, though. I've not yet tested this under Windows to see if it's a Linux-only bug, or it's a generic TF2 bug.

I've also had a number of issues with the delete and backspace keys being ignored when using Steam messaging via the Steam Community overly whilst in TF2, but I'll create a new ticket for that issue if/when it re-occurs.

System info as reported by Steam:

Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
Speed: 3401 Mhz
8 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported

Network Information:
Network Speed:

Operating System Version:
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 3.2.0-35-generic
X Server vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server release: 11103000

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GTX 460/PCIe/SSE2

Driver Version:  4.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
VendorID:  0x10de
DeviceID:  0xe22
Number of Monitors:  1
Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
Primary Display Resolution:  1920 x 1200
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Primary Display Size: 21.65" x 13.50"  (25.51" diag)
                                        55.0cm x 34.3cm  (64.8cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 1023 MB
Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x 16x

Sound card:
Audio device:

Memory:
RAM: 16027 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: en_GB.UTF-8
Microphone: Not set
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 1378032 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 527810 Mb

Installed software:

Recent Failure Reports:

MMrSchism 2013-01-13 github

Please include the information requested at https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux every time you file a bug. This issue may be be partially due to your OS's keyboard handling and Steam not playing nicely with it.

AAypok 2013-01-14 github

System information added - sorry for the omission.

With regards to the OS's keyboard handling: yes, indeed. There were some minor package updates to the OS (Ubuntu 12.04.01) a few days ago (about two days before this first happened), so I'll try to find what was updated and if they're a likely culprit.

AAypok 2013-01-17 github

I took a look through the packages updated on my system for the week up to the first time I ran in to the issue reported above, but can't see anything keyboard-related. It mostly consists of apps such as FireFox, ThunderBird, Nautilus... Nothing which looks like it would interfere with the keyboard.

MMrSchism 2013-01-18 github

Okiedokie. I'l check it out and try to reproduce.

AAypok 2013-01-28 github

I finally got around to testing this under Windows 7 and it does exactly the same thing (i.e. pressing backspace/delete when naming an item will try to delete an item). Therefore, this can probably be closed - or moved to be a generic TF2 bug, since it's not Linux-specific.

Sorry about that.

Nothing extracted yet.