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I'm running Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS

Whenever I'm typing and I need two dashes (like when using git log --pretty) pressing the dash key twice doesn't work. It only shows one, then I need to go back and type another one.

When typing multiple dashes I noticed a delay as if the dash is a start of a shortcut or a command, but I looked over all the shortcut settings, iBus settings, compose keys settings and didn't find anything.

Does anyone know the reason for this behavior?

Edit: I am using a laptop with an usb keyboard, the problem doesn't happen when using the laptop's keyboard.

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  • Is your external keyboard set to use a different keyboard layout than the laptop's regular keyboard?
    – KGIII
    Commented Mar 2, 2021 at 21:59
  • Does this happen in all applications? Does it also happen in a tty?
    – danzel
    Commented Mar 3, 2021 at 8:04
  • Yes, both keyboards use the same method and it happens in all applications including tty
    – Joe Santos
    Commented Mar 3, 2021 at 20:13
  • This is apparently an issue with my keyboard. It stopped happening after I got a new one.
    – Joe Santos
    Commented Mar 4, 2021 at 18:37

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It could also be an accessibility feature.

Open the Settings app, and find in the sidebar, near the bottom, the Universal Access item.

Look through what is enabled.

A good candidate for this feature is Typing Assist. When clicked, it opens a dialog, in which you will find Bounce keys. By the description, it might be the one that impacts your experience.

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  • Typing assist is off. The only thing I have on is Cursor blinking. Thanks for the idea though.
    – Joe Santos
    Commented Mar 2, 2021 at 17:06

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