Am Mittwoch, den 06.09.2006, 19:16 -0400 schrieb Paul Abrahams:
Is there a Linux program around, preferably part of the SuSE distribution, for testing all the keys on my keyboard? I washed one of my keyboards and it had stuck keys for a while. I want to be sure that they're all gone.
And an aside: what are folks' favorite ways of cleaning keyboards?
Paul
Try the "xev" program. I've been using that to test my Mac keyboard for a bug in the layout. As to cleaning, I use compressed air to clean the keyboard on a regular basis, then a screen-wipe to keep the keys clean (using a white Mac keyboard with clear perspex case, so it shows up dirt and dust very easily! A friend is a heavy smoker and drinks coke over the machine, so his keyboards get filthy! He either puts them in the shower or in the dishwasher - he did that with his Siemens keyboard for years with no problems. I think heat might be a problem on cheaper/low component quality keyboards - which seem to be the norm these days :-( Avoid normal soaps (washing up liquid etc.), the same as you would never use them to clean a motorcycle or anything chromed. Normal washing up liquids, tabs etc. contain salt as part of their cleaning agent, which, of course, is very corrosive to bare metal, so should be avoided! Use the special cleaning fluids for electronic goods, then rinse of with water an dry, if water on its own isn't going to do the trick. -- David Wright Wright Information Services Europa "I got to go figure," the tenant said. "We all got to figure. There's some way to stop this. It's not like lightning or earthquakes. We've got a bad thing made by men, and by God that's something we can change." - The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck