Gnucash won't edit lines after update to Kubuntu 14.04

[John Ralls]

On Aug 14, 2014, at 9:43 AM, David Kreinick <dlk8 at cornell.edu> wrote:

> Ever since I upgraded my OS to Kubuntu 14.04 from 12.04, I am unable to use the keyboard to edit transaction lines.  The delete and backspace keys don't work, and typing in text has no effect. There is a workaround:  I select the text I want to replace with the mouse, and type in the replacement text.  I have not seen this behavior in any other programs.
> I am running gnucash 2.6.1 on an Intel Core I-5.

Does text entry work anywhere else? The easiest place to try is likely the account editor (select the "new" button when the Accounts page is visible).

Regards,
John Ralls