[GTALUG] Weird Keyboard Issue

Jim Ruxton jim.ruxton at gmail.com
Thu Sep 12 13:34:53 EDT 2024


>
> > 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.
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