auto-type user and password not working (too fast?)
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keepass2 (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Since I am on a new machine with Ubuntu 18.04 (previously on 14.04 and 16.04 - and worked on both) I have a problem with auto-type (keepass2 v2.39.1).
On various websites (be it LinkedIn, XING, Outlook Web Access and many others) I cannot auto-type user AND password (usually sequence {USERNAME}
The user name still gets typed correctly, but then somehow on or after the {TAB} the problem begins as on {ENTER} I get notified by the websites that I typed a wrong password. As there are only asterix characters I cannot exactly tell where it fails.
To me it seems that after the {TAB} some characters are not auto-typed correctly. However the cursor lands in the password field and also does type something. I think some characters simply get lost. My new machine is quite fast and probably it would help if auto-type would be a little slower (just a guess).
My current workaround is to have two autotype sequences: One for {USERNAME}{TAB} and the other for {PASSWORD}{ENTER}. So I have two press two times the hotkey for auto-type choosing the first sequence and then the second. Doing it this way works.
Hello,
first of all I know that might not be seen as appropriate on bug trackers, sorry if it's the case : I'm on Debian Stretch 9 with Keepass 2.35 and experiencing the same problem (I have another machine with Ubuntu but I have no access to it at the moment to test) : auto-type worked well with previous release and is now malfunctioning.
I should also mention that I have 2 keymaps configured : Franch (variante) and Bepo.
Do not know if the bug is due to Keepass or has something to do with xsel/xdotools.
I could see that in the password some characters are switched for others. That's not always the case, auto typing twice in a row will not always give the same result.
@Martin : to confirm if it's the same for you : you can open a text editor (gedit for instance), then go to Keepass, select your entry and right clic on it -> Perform auto-type (Ctrl+V).
This should do the auto-typing in your text editor and so you will be able to see if there is an error in the auto-type password.
I don't know if it's the same for you, but copying user name to cliboard (CTRL+B), pasting it, then copying password to clipboard (Ctrl+C) works well.