How to stop keyboard repeat?
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How to stop keyboard repeat?
I am setting up a puppy for an elderly man who has little computer experience. He frequently holds the keys down too long and has a long list of similar letters. Is there a way that I can stop the keyboard repeat so that each time he contacts a key he gets only a single letter?
http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man1/xset.1.html
put the xset -r command in /root/.xinitrc, somewhere before the exec $CURRENTWM linesThe r option controls the autorepeat. Invoking with "-r", or "r off", will disable autorepeat
This should give you options for any changes you want to make.
menu>Setup>Mouse/Keyboard Wizard>X keyboard properties
Unchecking enable auto-repeat
Select apply.
Stops auto-repeat for me in Bionicpup64 8.0
menu>Setup>Mouse/Keyboard Wizard>X keyboard properties
Unchecking enable auto-repeat
Select apply.
Stops auto-repeat for me in Bionicpup64 8.0
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The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
In the future, always tell use what specific version of Puppy Linux you are using.
Example:
Xenialpup 7.5
Xenialpup64 7.5
Bionicpup32 8.0
Etc.......
There are about 300 different Puppy Linux versions and they all are different in some way.
Also, you could be using a alpha, beta, release candidate, finial release version, That we really need to know.
Example:
Xenialpup 7.5
Xenialpup64 7.5
Bionicpup32 8.0
Etc.......
There are about 300 different Puppy Linux versions and they all are different in some way.
Also, you could be using a alpha, beta, release candidate, finial release version, That we really need to know.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
Thanks guys. I tried xenial 7.5, tahr 6.06, dpup stretch 7.5 and all show that same problem.
After much head scratching I found that this is not even a problem of auto-repeat but a problem with keyboard setup. I have an external keyboard attached to my laptop because the laptop keys are too small for comfortable typing. When I go to console, set "xset -r" and hold down the "A" key I get "aa" with my external keyboard and "a" when I type on the laptop. Weird.
After much head scratching I found that this is not even a problem of auto-repeat but a problem with keyboard setup. I have an external keyboard attached to my laptop because the laptop keys are too small for comfortable typing. When I go to console, set "xset -r" and hold down the "A" key I get "aa" with my external keyboard and "a" when I type on the laptop. Weird.
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@ phat7:-
I would hazard a guess that what's happening is Pup is only registering a single keystroke for the 'internal' keyboard.....but is then registering a second one for the 'echo'/repeat (or 'trigger', if you like) from the external one.
I'll have to give this a try on my anciente Dell lappie. I, too, use an external one, except in my case it's due to a long ago accident with half a mug of coffee, from which a few of the most important keys have never fully recovered.
I'll see if I get the same issue.....
Mike.
I would hazard a guess that what's happening is Pup is only registering a single keystroke for the 'internal' keyboard.....but is then registering a second one for the 'echo'/repeat (or 'trigger', if you like) from the external one.
I'll have to give this a try on my anciente Dell lappie. I, too, use an external one, except in my case it's due to a long ago accident with half a mug of coffee, from which a few of the most important keys have never fully recovered.
I'll see if I get the same issue.....
Mike.
Try a different USB port.
Is it happening with every key on the external keyboard?
Sure the area around the keys is clean?
What make and model is the external keyboard?
Is it happening with every key on the external keyboard?
Sure the area around the keys is clean?
What make and model is the external keyboard?
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)