Weird Keyboard Issue
I am having a strange keyboard issue and wondering if it could be a weird setting that got changed somehow. If I hold down my left shift key then press a letter while holding down the shift key, the first character typed is lowercase but all subsequent letters come out uppercase as expected. I can't figure out why the first character typed when holding down that shift key comes out lowercase. My right shift key works as expected., always producing uppercase while held down. I'm on Ubuntu 22.04. My keyboard hasn't always been like this. I can't figure out why this is happening and what has changed. Any thoughts? Thanks Jim
From: Jim Ruxton via talk <talk@gtalug.org>
I am having a strange keyboard issue and wondering if it could be a weird setting that got changed somehow.
I don't have any answers. But I'll kibitz. Are you using X or Wayland? Some of their keyboard handling is different, I think. Under X, the xev program might show you something useful. If you create another account on the machine, and log in with that account, does the same problem happen? That would tell you if a personal setting is the problem. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 10:20 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk < talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
From: Jim Ruxton via talk <talk@gtalug.org>
I am having a strange keyboard issue and wondering if it could be a weird setting that got changed somehow.
I don't have any answers. But I'll kibitz.
Are you using X or Wayland? Some of their keyboard handling is different, I think. Under X, the xev program might show you something useful.
If you create another account on the machine, and log in with that account, does the same problem happen? That would tell you if a personal setting is the problem.--- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
Before going down the "software bug/change" path: Have you tried another keyboard?
I am having a strange keyboard issue and wondering if it could be a weird setting that got changed somehow.
Before going down the "software bug/change" path:
Have you tried another keyboard?
Sorry I should have mentioned it is a laptop. But I could plug in another keyboard and try that to help debug things. Jim
I am having a strange keyboard issue and wondering if it could be a weird setting that got changed somehow.
I don't have any answers. But I'll kibitz.
Are you using X or Wayland? Some of their keyboard handling is different, I think. Under X, the xev program might show you something useful.
If you create another account on the machine, and log in with that account, does the same problem happen? That would tell you if a personal setting is the problem.---
Thanks xev is showing that there is no event when I press that shift key
at first. I am now seeing however that occasionally if I press really hard I do get it working and an event is generated. So maybe something mechanical but weirdly I always get an uppercase with the second press of a letter on the keyboard no matter how hard that shift key is pressed.
dirt under the key? Maybe you could try removing the keyboard, as troublesome as it is, and try to clean underneath. On Thu, 12 Sept 2024 at 13:35, Jim Ruxton via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
I am having a strange keyboard issue and wondering if it could be a weird setting that got changed somehow.
I don't have any answers. But I'll kibitz.
Are you using X or Wayland? Some of their keyboard handling is different, I think. Under X, the xev program might show you something useful.
If you create another account on the machine, and log in with that account, does the same problem happen? That would tell you if a personal setting is the problem.---
Thanks xev is showing that there is no event when I press that shift key
at first. I am now seeing however that occasionally if I press really hard I do get it working and an event is generated. So maybe something mechanical but weirdly I always get an uppercase with the second press of a letter on the keyboard no matter how hard that shift key is pressed. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
or spraying a can of compressed air bellow the keys... Mauro https://www.maurosouza.com - registered Linux User: 294521 Scripture is both history, and a love letter from God. On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 3:31 PM Don Tai via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
dirt under the key? Maybe you could try removing the keyboard, as troublesome as it is, and try to clean underneath.
On Thu, 12 Sept 2024 at 13:35, Jim Ruxton via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
I am having a strange keyboard issue and wondering if it could be a weird setting that got changed somehow.
I don't have any answers. But I'll kibitz.
Are you using X or Wayland? Some of their keyboard handling is different, I think. Under X, the xev program might show you something useful.
If you create another account on the machine, and log in with that account, does the same problem happen? That would tell you if a personal setting is the problem.---
Thanks xev is showing that there is no event when I press that shift key
at first. I am now seeing however that occasionally if I press really hard I do get it working and an event is generated. So maybe something mechanical but weirdly I always get an uppercase with the second press of a letter on the keyboard no matter how hard that shift key is pressed. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
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