Keyboard stops functioning

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Hello,

I am running Fedora 17 XFCE. The keyboard suddenly stops functioning in 
pidgin. I found one workaround cited on google whereby one chooses input 
method and reselects "system ( simple ). This works for entry boxes used 
to send messages, but I noticed that when I try to create a new status, 
the keyboard still does not function. I skipped the latest fedora 17 
prebuild and compiled directly from source. Still no change. Is there a 
solution?

Thanks!