Bug 756056

Summary:	xdotool type input extremely slow
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Rubin Simons <me>
Component:	xdotool	Assignee:	Sven Lankes <sven>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	unspecified
Version:	16	CC:	sven
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OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	xdotool-2.20110530.1-1.fc16	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Description Rubin Simons 2011-11-22 15:48:56 UTC

Description of problem:
When using xdotool on Fedora 16, using xdotool type is extremely slow, about 1 character per second, regardless of --delay setting.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.20101012.3049

How reproducible:
Always, enter commands.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open gnome-terminal
2. xdotool type "this is really slow"
3. observe output
  
Actual results:
Really slowly comes on screen

Expected results:
Should honor default character delay of 12ms, speedier output.

Additional info:
Tested on a fresh default install Fedora 16 virtual machine on VMware Workstation 7. Upstream notes that in the latest version (2.20110530.1) a type slowness bug was fixed in relation to uneccessary keymap setting. Ubuntu 11.10 has this version and I have verified that type entry is quick there. Should this package not be upgraded anywways?

Comment 1 Sven Lankes 2011-11-24 00:09:27 UTC

I cannot reproduce the issue - but then I'm using kde and  the issue could well be gnome shell related.

I'm building an updated rpm - please test it and give feedback.

Thanks.

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2011-11-24 00:30:10 UTC

xdotool-2.20110530.1-1.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xdotool-2.20110530.1-1.fc16

Comment 3 Rubin Simons 2011-11-24 12:28:33 UTC

Hi Sven,

Verified, works like a charm! No more slow type :-).

Thanks.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2011-11-25 02:25:20 UTC

Package xdotool-2.20110530.1-1.fc16:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 16 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing xdotool-2.20110530.1-1.fc16'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-16381/xdotool-2.20110530.1-1.fc16
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2011-12-04 02:43:08 UTC

xdotool-2.20110530.1-1.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.