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I'm using Audacity 2.1.1 with ubuntu 14.04 and I have a problem with the amplify effect.

When I want to assign a numeric valor, I can't write anything, with the numpad or the other keys of my keyboard (the are working very well). Curiously I can erase the numbers but I can't write...
I have to use the cursor...
I tried with Phather filter : the problem is here too...

Do you have the same problem ?

Thank you

Is the problem only with the Amplify effect or other effects too?
What value are you trying to enter into which box?
Are you using the numbers on the numeric keypad, or the numbers above the letters on the keyboard?
Look in "Help > About Audacity > Build Information". Does it say that Audacity is using WxWisgets 2.8.x or WxWidgets 3.x.x?

Thank you fer answer me

Is the problem only with the Amplify effect or other effects too?
> I tried with Phather filter : the problem is here too.
> I just tried with echo filter, it's the same.

What value are you trying to enter into which box?
> Any one... It's how if I don't hit any key...

Are you using the numbers on the numeric keypad, or the numbers above the letters on the keyboard?
> I can't write anything, with the numpad or the other keys above the letters of my keyboard

Look in "Help > About Audacity > Build Information". Does it say that Audacity is using WxWisgets 2.8.x or WxWidgets 3.x.x?
> It's wxWidgets 2.8.12

Is any body have the same problem ?

Thank you

I don't think this is a known problem. Audacity 2.1.1 works for me on Ubunty 14.04.

Where did you get Audacity 2.1.1 and how did you install it?
What language settings do you have, both for Ubuntu and for Audacity?

I installed it from :
ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/audacity

And you ? How did you installed it ?
Is there any other way for 2.1.1 ?
I'm using french for Ubuntu and Audacity.

yobeco wrote:And you ? How did you installed it ?

I built it from the Audacity 2.1.1 release tarball: http://web.audacityteam.org/download/source

This could be a very old and known hardware bug with some keyboards. Seems to happen to Adobe installers in the part where you type in the serial number. Problem happens only with numbers. Every other character works, but of course, the Audacity dialog only accepts numbers.

You could try to type a dot or comma, as these are allowed too. Just as a test.

On some keyboards, only the decimal part of the keyboard will allow you to type numbers. No good for laptops, as these usually don't have decimal keypads.

Have you tried another keyboard?

I made tests :

1- Only the 6 key can write in effects boxes (6 - and | incluided !!!). I did not noticed it before...
2- Back space is working too. (I can delete)
3- I tryed with an other keyboard, but it's the same.
4- I had a single additional small numeric keypad. I unpluged it and reboot : it's the same...

I don't understand.

yobeco wrote:I don't understand.

That makes two of us...

If the 6 works and other numbers don't, this should be another bug.

And I can write the - and the | !!! (less and pipe)
Usualy, it's imposible ! Isn't it ?
But why with 2 keyboards ?

Who can inform the developers of this bug ? And How...