after using the keyboard to type in the browser, everything opens in a new tab

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. type in a page text area
2. press some key combination that I'm not aware I'm typing maybe?

What is the expected behavior? What do you see instead?
now every link I click (or redirects that happen) will be another tab.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by descarta...@gmail.com on 23 Jan 2013 at 6:40

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version: 1.33.1332 

Original comment by descarta...@gmail.com on 23 Jan 2013 at 6:42

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Which browser is this, and which Android OS version and device?

Can you check if the Ctrl/Alt key indicators are lit, and/or try to toggle 
those keys? It's possible that a stuck modifier key may cause this.

Did you change settings for Ctrl/Alt key events? By default the keyboard 
doesn't send bare up/down events for them, only in combination with other keys.

Original comment by Klaus.We...@gmail.com on 23 Jan 2013 at 10:17

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android 4.0.4
kernel 2.6.35-palm-tenderloin

CM9-nightly on a HP touchpad

Stock browser.

the new-tab-forever-behaviour does not go away even after changing the
keyboard. but it never starts if i'm using the standard keyboard all day
long. (i usually only did this to see if the issue goes away, because i
can't use the tabled without the hackers keyboard)

ok, so i just restarted. tried to isolate the issue based on your comment.
it's indeed the Ctrl key.
1. press and release Ctrl. (it get lit up)
2. press a link
3. the link and all subsequent redirects will open in a new window (open
empty tab for each redirect, not even showing the URL)
4. now in new tab, keyboard is closed, clicking new links still open new
window.
5. if i open the keyboard Ctrl is lit up yet.
6. i click Ctrl once, it remains lit.
7. i click control once again, the light turns off.
8. tabs still open in new window
9. just to test, click ctrl again, so that the light is On. (maybe it reset
some flag not related to the light)
10. nope, links still open in new tab.

this will go on now even if i change keyboards... but after some time it
will go back to normal. can't say what restores it (maybe the browser
getting removed from the active memory?)

And Yes, i did change the default Ctrl behaviour as i use SSH clients all
the time... in settings I have:
section: Key Behavior Settings;
Ctrl Key code: Left Ctrl
Alt Key Code: Left Alt

just guessing, as i have no familiarity with android input... but maybe the
keyboard should send all the keyups that it's 'holding' when it's closed?

Original comment by descarta...@gmail.com on 24 Jan 2013 at 5:11