KDE4 and input events stalled

[Sam Leffler]

Tim Kientzle wrote:
> Running -CURRENT r190666 and finally got KDE4
> to run (by running dbus and hald), but the mouse
> and keyboard input are very wonky.  USB mouse
> and keyboard, of course.
>
> For example, if I click on a button almost
> anywhere in the KDE interface (including
> Seamonkey):
>   - Button down
>   - See button depress
>   - Button up
>   -  ??  nothing happens ??
>   - Move mouse
>   - Button up, event occurs
>
> I occasionally see this with keyboard input
> as well; keys don't appear until I move or
> click the mouse.  This is less consistent,
> though.
>
> I haven't seen any evidence that events
> are actually getting lost; they're just
> getting held up somewhere.
>
> The net effect is very interesting; the
> whole interface felt incredibly sluggish until
> I learned to keep moving the mouse.  Then
> it wasn't so bad.
>
> Tim
>
> P.S.  KDE4 is very pretty; I could get used to this.

I installed KDE4 on one laptop and it seemed to work ok w/ both the 
touchpad and a usb mouse.  This is using hald+dbus.

Note I run the laptop very infrequently and it's not been updated for a 
few weeks.

    Sam