HiChip: Is there not a script which changes the modifier to Capslock? Would running that script help? Kevin Huber
On 12/31/10, Chip Orange <[email protected]> wrote: > Kim, > > I think that this is the problem others have reported: some keyboards don't > recognize the insert key as a modifier, and so don't transmit keycodes > properly when it's involved. > > If that's it, there's nothing to do except to try another brand of keyboard. > > Chip > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim Lingo [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 4:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: keyboard problems > > Hi, Everyone, > More on the saga of the keyboard problem. I decided for ease of use to buy > an external keyboard to connect through USB. Everything works all right, > except for the "mouse" functions controlled by the numpad part of the > keyboard. When I press the numlock key, I can still move the mouse pointer > up and down the screen with the #8, and the #2 keys. However, using other > keys with the insert key don't work properly, and pressing the - key which > is supposed to switch between the Mouse Pointer, and the WE cursor only > produces --. And it doesn't matter if the numlock is on or off. I'm > starting to thin that it may be a problem with the USB ports, but they work > for some things. Anyone have any ideas? If I can fix this without having > to have the computer repaired, that would be a lot better, and faster. Any > advice would be greatly appreciated. > Kim Lingo > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can > manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can > manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
