[Bug 488675] New: fontforge ignores keyboard input since last system update

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Summary: fontforge ignores keyboard input since last system update

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488675

           Summary: fontforge ignores keyboard input since last system
                    update
           Product: Fedora
           Version: 10
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: high
          Priority: high
         Component: fontforge
        AssignedTo: kevin at tummy.com
        ReportedBy: mclroy at gmail.com
         QAContact: extras-qa at fedoraproject.org
                CC: roozbeh at gmail.com, kevin at tummy.com,
                    fedora-fonts-bugs-list at redhat.com
    Classification: Fedora


Description of problem:
Prior to the last system update fontforge worked just fine.
After the update no key strike has *any* affect!
In the update the packages on the list were updated:

[root at ex ~]# grep "yum: " /var/log/messages
Mar  4 07:07:36 ex yum: Updated: selinux-policy-3.5.13-46.fc10.noarch
Mar  4 07:07:43 ex yum: Installed: system-config-date-1.9.36-1.fc10.noarch
Mar  4 07:07:46 ex yum: Updated: kernel-firmware-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.noarch
Mar  4 07:07:50 ex yum: Installed: system-config-date-docs-1.0.5-1.fc10.noarch
Mar  4 07:08:54 ex yum: Updated: selinux-policy-targeted-3.5.13-46.fc10.noarch
Mar  4 07:08:57 ex yum: Updated: selinux-policy-doc-3.5.13-46.fc10.noarch
Mar  4 07:09:23 ex yum: Updated: kernel-doc-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.noarch
Mar  4 07:10:26 ex yum: Installed: kernel-devel-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i686
Mar  4 07:10:29 ex yum: Updated: kernel-headers-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:10:33 ex yum: Updated: gvfs-1.0.3-6.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:10:33 ex yum: Updated: audit-libs-1.7.12-1.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:10:35 ex yum: Updated: gtkhtml3-3.24.5-1.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:10:39 ex yum: Updated: evolution-data-server-2.24.5-1.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:23 ex yum: Updated: evolution-2.24.5-1.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:24 ex yum: Updated: 1:cups-libs-1.3.9-8.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:24 ex yum: Updated: SDL-1.2.13-7.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:25 ex yum: Updated: linuxwacom-0.8.0.3-8.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:26 ex yum: Updated: libgxim-0.3.2-3.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:28 ex yum: Updated: anthy-9100h-1.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:36 ex yum: Updated: 1:cups-1.3.9-8.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:36 ex yum: Updated: gvfs-gphoto2-1.0.3-6.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:36 ex yum: Updated: xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse-12.6.3-3.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:37 ex yum: Updated: audit-libs-python-1.7.12-1.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:42 ex yum: Updated: evolution-help-2.24.5-1.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:43 ex yum: Updated: gvfs-smb-1.0.3-6.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:43 ex yum: Updated: gvfs-archive-1.0.3-6.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:43 ex yum: Updated: evolution-perl-2.24.5-1.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:44 ex yum: Updated: alsa-utils-1.0.19-2.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:45 ex yum: Updated: audit-1.7.12-1.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:45 ex yum: Updated: gvfs-fuse-1.0.3-6.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:45 ex yum: Updated: gvfs-obexftp-1.0.3-6.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:11:46 ex yum: Updated: sweep-0.9.3-4.fc10.i386
Mar  4 07:12:05 ex yum: Installed: kernel-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i686
Mar  4 07:12:47 ex yum: Installed: kernel-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i686


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
fontforge-20080828-1.fc10.i386

How reproducible:
Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. update your system
2. launch fontforge
3. strike any key/key combination.

Actual results:
No key/"key combination"/hotkey works.

Expected results:
Keys shall work.

Additional info:
No error messages.
I don't think the bug has common ground with the bug 462038.

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