yes, i agree. using a virtual keyboard is indeed a big headache. -Rajath.
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:51 PM, Ravishekhar S <[email protected]>wrote: > Borrow a keyboard and make the login manager auto login(It's a laptop, so > presuming that it is not a public computer). > > Configure the window manager to start with a virtual keyboard but using it > is a big headache. > > ravi > > > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:42 PM, Raghavan, Vinay < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> feature 'availability on login screen' still in wishlist ... >> >> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:41 PM, Raghavan, Vinay < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accessibility/Projects/onBoard >>> >>> ? >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Rajath S <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> hi there, >>>> >>>> first of all, linux ftw. i agree... :) >>>> >>>> i use a compaq laptop - 3702 au. it must be a common problem with >>>> compaqs but my keyboard had stopped compltely resonding too... i dual boot >>>> Ubuntu and windblows vista!! vista btw has an onscreen keyboard which i >>>> struggled with for a week or two before i got the keyboard fixed. one >>>> advantage i had on vista was i got this onscreen keyboard during the log-in >>>> screen... *is there anyway to get the onscreen keyboard during the >>>> log-in process in Ubuntu?* unfortunately for me, i couldn't even get >>>> till the log in screen on Ubuntu since my keyboard wouldn't respond during >>>> the boot process and i boot vista as default... >>>> >>>> hey i must admit... no matter how much i loathe vista - it is very >>>> accessible... helped me survive a keyboard breakdown. >>>> >>>> -Rajath. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Sindhu Sundar < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> That would mean investing more money :( Already poorer by 650 Rs. >>>>> getting the SMPS fixed today. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Shashishekhar S < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> hmmm ... >>>>>> >>>>>> Couldn't you have used an external PS2 keyboard? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 8:09 PM, Sindhu Sundar < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi! >>>>>>> I found out that repairing the laptop is going to cost a bomb, so am >>>>>>> going to let my brother use the desktop. My dilemma was that on the >>>>>>> desktop >>>>>>> we do not have a optical drive, on the laptop we do, now we had a ton >>>>>>> of CDs >>>>>>> which we wanted to make images out of, with the keyboard conked off on >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> laptop, it almost seemed impossible. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I then used "onboard" onscreen keyboard on Ubuntu and extracted ISOs >>>>>>> from the CDs (dd ofcourse!). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Linux ftw \m/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for the help, just wanted to share this :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Vikas Gorur <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 2009/6/16 Sindhu S <[email protected]>: >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > What can be done about this? Is there any way to confirm which >>>>>>>> keys in >>>>>>>> > particular are dead? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Under X run "xev" in a terminal and press the keys and see what it >>>>>>>> prints. >>>>>>>> That should tell you something. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Vikas >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> - Shashishekhar S >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards , >>> >>> Raghavan K S >>> 99860 31265 >>> Mysore. >>> http://raghavan.vinay.googlepages.com >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards , >> >> Raghavan K S >> 99860 31265 >> Mysore. >> http://raghavan.vinay.googlepages.com >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylug?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
