8.1 Keyboard Is Unresponsive

Problem  

The keyboard stops responding when I do the following:  

1. Select the Enable Mouse Keys option in AccessX.

2. Select either Enable Bounce Keys or Enable Slow Keys.

3. Use the numeric keypad to move focus to the Testing Area text box.

4. Press 5 on the numeric keypad to click in the Testing Area text box.

The keyboard does not work in any application, such as Terminal, gedit, and so on.  

Solution  

Perform the following actions: 

1. Select the Enable Mouse Keys option in AccessX.

2. Use Mouse Keys to enable the Bounce Keys feature.

3. Use the numeric keypad to move focus to the Testing Area text box.

4. Press 5 on the numeric keypad to click in the Testing Area text box.

5. Press 5 a second time in the Testing Area text box.

6. Type as normal using keyboard.

Perform the same sequence of actions for Slow Keys.