RE: [SLE] Keyboard problems (1)
Hi, -----Original Message----- From: Chris Reeves [SMTP:chris.reeves@iname.com] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 4:27 PM
The keyboard is a Logitech Cordless Desktop Pro. It's not IR, but works with radio instead, and it has an adapter from PS/2 to AT to go in the back of the PC. I'm running SuSE 6.1, kernel 2.2.5, XFree86 3.3.3.1-20.
Now on to the problem(s): ---- When using the cursor keys to navigate through a document, etc., I get spurious numbers popping up at seemingly random intervals.
Say I was holding down the left cursor arrow to move to the start of a line (I could use home, but then I wouldn't have an example...). As the cursor is moving to the left a number 4 will often appear on the screen. If I move right I get a 6, up gives an 8, and down a 2. These numbers only appear when I'm pressing the cursor keys. I don't even have to keep my finger on the key. Even a single left arrow key press (for example) will produce a 4, instead of moving the cursor left. Sometimes I can go the whole line without a 4 appearing, and other times I'll get a 4 appearing every few characters. <snip>
How many keys on the keyboard? Are these the cursor keys on the numeric keypad? It sounds as if the signal for NumLock is being sent randomly. If so, it might also cause home, end, PgUp and PgDn to send a 7, 1, 9 or 3 intermittently (depending on the mapping), does it do this?
My second problem could also be related to the radio link perhaps? Sometimes the left Shift or Alt keys become 'stuck' AND I FIND MYSELF WRITING IN CAPS. I can get the Shift key off by pressing the left Shift key, and I can 'unstick' the Alt key by pressing the Windows Menu next to the Control key on the right. I can't be sure whether or not this happens even if I don't press the Shift key at all (I think this might be the case) and I haven't been able to reproduce this behaviour at will.
Could this problem be the result of accidentally hitting one of the 'Windows' keys? What about the StickyKeys option for X - does that have anything to do with this? Or is this a 'feature' of some sort?
Don't know sorry, I suppose it could be either. Tim -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Tim Duggan wrote:
Hi, -----Original Message----- From: Chris Reeves [SMTP:chris.reeves@iname.com] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 4:27 PM
The keyboard is a Logitech Cordless Desktop Pro. It's not IR, but works with radio instead, and it has an adapter from PS/2 to AT to go in the back of the PC. I'm running SuSE 6.1, kernel 2.2.5, XFree86 3.3.3.1-20.
Now on to the problem(s): ---- When using the cursor keys to navigate through a document, etc., I get spurious numbers popping up at seemingly random intervals.
Say I was holding down the left cursor arrow to move to the start of a line (I could use home, but then I wouldn't have an example...). As the cursor is moving to the left a number 4 will often appear on the screen. If I move right I get a 6, up gives an 8, and down a 2. These numbers only appear when I'm pressing the cursor keys. I don't even have to keep my finger on the key. Even a single left arrow key press (for example) will produce a 4, instead of moving the cursor left. Sometimes I can go the whole line without a 4 appearing, and other times I'll get a 4 appearing every few characters. <snip>
How many keys on the keyboard? Are these the cursor keys on the numeric keypad? It sounds as if the signal for NumLock is being sent randomly. If so, it might also cause home, end, PgUp and PgDn to send a 7, 1, 9 or 3 intermittently (depending on the mapping), does it do this?
Thanks for your reply Tim. It is a 105 key keyboard with an extra (normal, hard-type) Logitech key, and 12 soft-touch type keys. The keyboard is set up as: XkbModel "pc104" in XF86Config. Could this be a possible cause? The Home, End, etc. keys also produce those numbers, I have just found out. I am *not* using the numeric keypad for this. This is happening with the 'real' cursor/navigation ke4ys (that 4 appeared as I moved left to correct a spelling mistake). Suggestions? Thanks in advance for any further help... Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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