Re: keyboard failure that doesn't seem to be hardware - SOLVED!!! (for me at least)

2012-10-16 Thread Tim
DJ Delorie: Hey developers! hold shift key for 10 seconds is common in many video games (esp Minecraft). You can't just change the user's keyboard without warning! Tim: It's also common for typing ALL CAPS words when you don't want to use the caps lock key. Or batch selecting a group of

Re: keyboard failure that doesn't seem to be hardware - SOLVED!!! (for me at least)

2012-10-15 Thread DJ Delorie
Paul Johnson pauljoh...@gmail.com writes: I am nearly certain this is accidental triggering of SLOW KEYS, That was EXACTLY it for me. Hey developers! hold shift key for 10 seconds is common in many video games (esp Minecraft). You can't just change the user's keyboard without warning!

Re: keyboard failure that doesn't seem to be hardware - SOLVED!!! (for me at least)

2012-10-15 Thread Gordon Messmer
On 10/15/2012 07:00 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: If I find out which program turned that feature on, I'm taking it out back and shooting it. I wasn't paying attention earlier, so maybe this was already pointed out: Open the Universal Access section of GNOME's settings. Select the Typing tab and

Re: keyboard failure that doesn't seem to be hardware - SOLVED!!! (for me at least)

2012-10-15 Thread Tim
On Mon, 2012-10-15 at 22:00 -0400, DJ Delorie wrote: Hey developers! hold shift key for 10 seconds is common in many video games (esp Minecraft). You can't just change the user's keyboard without warning! It's also common for typing ALL CAPS words when you don't want to use the caps lock

Re: keyboard failure that doesn't seem to be hardware - SOLVED!!! (for me at least)

2012-10-15 Thread Paul Allen Newell
On 10/15/2012 7:00 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: Paul Johnson pauljoh...@gmail.com writes: I am nearly certain this is accidental triggering of SLOW KEYS, That was EXACTLY it for me. Glad to hear your situation is solved ... I am certain I'll be able to figure mine out and post a SOLVED at some