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When Sticky Keys is enabled, how do you quit a key sequence after pressing a modifier by accident?

https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/keyboard-shortcuts-set.html.en suggested Backspace to reset, and Esc to cancel a Sticky Keys sequence, which did not work.

EDIT:

Pressing a modifier twice does not disable it.

Environment is Gnome Shell 3.22.3.

I am enabling Sticky Keys via the Universal Access applet.

Eleno
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  • Please describe your exact scenario. For instance, if I typed Shift, and then changed my mind, pressing Shift _twice_ again works for me (once to make it on for more than one key, and once again to disable it). Just like it does on a phone. –  Apr 03 '20 at 18:50
  • @mosvy Added environment to description. – Eleno Apr 03 '20 at 20:02
  • What key sequence, precisely? (I have gnome 3.30.2 here, so a bit more recent than yours) –  Apr 03 '20 at 20:04
  • @mosvy Any key sequence that I have tried. Pressing either Shift or Control or Alt twice does not disable them. – Eleno Apr 03 '20 at 20:38
  • I have the same problem. Once Sticky Keys is activated, pressing a modifier once makes it ready to modify the next key. Pressing it twice makes it *locked* in the sense that it won't be released at the next non-modifier-key press. Finally pressing it three times releases it. If one presses another modifier after another one has been activated, the two will be active simultaneously. This leads to really confusing situations if one doesn't keep the press count mentally... – pglpm Jun 06 '22 at 13:44

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