Questions about keyboards, both touch and otherwise. However, please add the "touchscreen" tag for touchscreen keyboard questions.
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Keyboard not working in kubuntu. Mouse does
I have just installed kubuntu, it gave me a black screen for about 5 minutes, and then it reboot and I got in, buut.. I can't login because I can't use my keyboard. My keyboard worked in linux mint, ...
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Gaming black-lit keyboards - do they work on ubuntu?
I am planning to buy gaming keyboards with back-lit illumination, specifically the Saitek K140.
However, I'm confused whether the black-lit illumination, or the multimedia shortcut keys work with ...
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Mouse and keyboard modules take too long to load after resume from sleep in Ubuntu 13.04
I have Ubuntu 13.04 installed in my Sony Vaio, and I found that, after resumingfrom sleep, keyboard and mouse will not start after about 10 seconds. If I check dmesg I always find the following:
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Intel DQ77mk MB and Ubuntu only installation does not recognize usb keyboard
I am brand new to to using Ubuntu or Linux, and I have assembled for my dad a new PC, just to run Ubuntu - no sharing with windows or anything else.
The motherboard is Intel DQ77MK with an I5-3570K, ...
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The arrow, page up and down keys cause screenshots
Every time I attempt to scroll through web pages with the arrow keys or insert, home, end, page up or down.... my computer snaps a screenshot. is there a system setting or fix to this issue?
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Fn keys not working in Microsoft ergonomic keyboard behind KVM switch
I have recently acquired an Encore USB KVM switch to handle both my desktop and laptop computers. Both computers are dual boots (Ubuntu 12.04/Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10/Windows 8). I have connected to ...
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Is there a compatability issue with Ubuntu 13.04 and Razer Products?
I am trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 on a clean system and am running into an issue with the computer not recognizing my mouse and keyboard (razer deathadder and lycosa).
I have looked at a lot of the ...
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Substitute some keys (Tab isnt working)
Recently someone gifted me a cheap used netbook, it's an asus eee pc x101 (is crappy, but works), it has webcam, but it wasnt working, so i open it and move some wires. Now the webcam works perfectly, ...
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How is robust terminal emulation achieved in Ubuntu?
My question is using only Ubuntu and/or open source components, how is full terminal emulation with keyboard mapping, logging, and printing achieved in Ubuntu without purchasing a product? By using ...
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Keyboard layout and keyboard mapping differ
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my mid-2011 iMac. I set the keyboard layout to Canadian Multi (first part). If I check the layout on the screen, the mapping is correct. It is also correct in the symbols ...
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Remap Caps based on active window
Is it possible to make Caps Lock imitate Ctrl+Alt(change language), but act as Esc while vim is active?
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Default Keyboard brightness is not working
I am running Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit on an Asus UX31A. To control the default screen and keyboard brightness after the start, I wrote this to the rc.local:
echo 0 > ...
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Caps-Lock remaps to ESC doesn't desactivate the capslocking
I'm the happy owner of a Asus ZenBook Prime UX31A-R4005P running kubuntu 13.04.
I'm also a happy vim user, that mean I'm lazy and don't like for my hands to move more than they should.
I did remap ...
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Lxkeymap doesn't remember keyboard layout selection
I'm using Lubuntu 12.04. When I turn on my computer, I set the keyboard layout to Colemak using Lxkeymap. It works just fine until I resboot, then it's back to the default.
Suggestions much ...
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Keyboard light and screen brightness at 100% after startup
Well the problem is that after every restart the default screen and keyboard light is at 100% and it is quite annoying. Is there a workaround for this?
Thank You! :)
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BT keyboard connected to Google Nexus 7
My keyboard en touch-pad both BT are not working good. No are working excellent!!!
I´ve but one question:
Why is my screen-keyboard not automatically removed?
It sits in the way.
keep up he good ...
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Bluetooth won't connect to Mouse or Keyboard
I have a new Samsung series 7 chronos, I've just installed Ubuntu 13.04. But I can't get bluetooth to connect to my mouse or keyboard.
I installed Blueman Bluetooth Manager from the software center. ...
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Can I use a custom shortcut to echo a letter or string? [duplicate]
What I want is when I type something like Ctrl+Shift+Alt+A it echoes "5" (Just as an example).
Like I go to Keyboard > Shortcuts > Custom Shortcuts click the "+" and I type in the name of the shortcut ...
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Microsoft Keyboard shortcuts [duplicate]
I am using Microsoft Keyboard (With Ubuntu 12.04 KDE 64bit) and I have some keys there. For example Calculator key and start keys. I want start calculator as I press Calculator key and display Ubuntu ...
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Missing keystrokes in ubuntu 13.04
This has only been a problem since upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 from 12.10. For some reason, when typing I lose lots of keystrokes. It doesn't seem to matter which application I'm typing in. It ...
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How to Map my enter key to a different key
I need of serious help my Enter key just got damaged and I can no longer use the terminal properly. I split drink on my keyboard, all the keys work fine except for the enter key.
So i wanted to ask ...
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Compose key always on for some keys
I have set Caps Lock to work as the compose key, and I'm using the "English (Dvorak international with dead keys)" keyboard layout*. After upgrading to 13.04, I now see the same symptoms on two very ...
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GRUB does not listlen to input devices (keyboard)
I've got Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 7 installed on my laptop. I've never had any problems with anything related GRUB or the OSs (at least not something strange that I cannot fix).
Well, GRUB went ...
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SOLVED 13.04: Ctrl + Alt + P restore from maximization shortcut, how to disable it?
I am a user of the application Sublime Text, which I use for my work. I use Ctrl+Alt+P to bring up the "quick switch project" dialog.
Unfortunately, since I upgraded to 13.04, Sublime Text is not ...
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custom keyboard options do not work
I have been trying to get the custom keyboard options to work. for example, to get the number 4 key to replace currency US$ by the INR(₹) sign. The option is there in the custom keyboard options in ...
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Media keyes Microsoft Ergonomic 7000 keyboard stopped working on 12.10
I've been using given Microsoft Ergonomic 7000 keyboard. All was fine. but yesterday my media keys (vol up, vol down, mute & etc) stopped working. Moreover when i try to use Settings Manager -> ...
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Left ctrl key not working in Ubuntu 13.04
I have just upgraded to Ubuntu 13.04 and the left Ctrl key has stopped working. How would I go about diagnosing the problem?
I had to downgrade my X server to enabled legacy graphics card support, ...
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Xev not recognizing up arrow key
I've been having problems with my keyboard lately.
I'm using Aspire S7 Ultrabook. Though the arrow keys and Del key suddenly went crazy.
I press the up key, nothing happens.
I press the right key, ...
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Configure ibus to generate “à” using Compose + a + `
I would like to have ibus work like to corresponding system in OS X.
In order to get an "à" in a text field I want to make these steps:
I press the Compose key
I press the a key
(an "a" appear in ...
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Unable to turn off wifi with fn-F2 keys
Everything was fine on 12.04 LTS.
I fresh installed 13.04. In 12.04 and Windows (now removed), Fn-F2 keys were turning off wifi (LED OFF). In 13.04 this combination only turns off wifi in network ...
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Window tiling (Move-to-{corner,side}) shortcuts in Ubuntu 13.04
I am trying to figure out how I can change the window tiling shortcuts in Ubuntu 13.04. Currently they are set to <Ctrl><Alt>numpadn.
First I tried to check the shortcuts available in ...
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Keyboard backlight command by percentage
I want to make a keyboard shortcut to increase and the decrease the keyboard backlight brightness.
The command I have for full brightness is:
echo -n 100 > ...
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Keyboard dies after installing and rebooting
After installing Ubuntu 12.04 in windows XP empty drive and rebooting it to login to ubuntu, the keyboard dies ,there wont be any response from it and cannot select ubuntu or windows n the seconds ...
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Reset keyboard shortcut (CTRL+F) in ubuntu 13.04
I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 and in the keyboard shortcut menu I accidentally set one of the shortcuts as CTRL + F, I corrected this. However in applications such as firefox, evince and gedit CTRL + F is ...
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CTRL + Home (or End) combination not working
I usually use the combination Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + End to move the cursor to the beginning or to the end of a line.
Suddenly these combination is not working anymore!
Can anyone help?
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13.04 USB Keyboard Not Recognized By OS But Usable in BIOS
I just put together a new machine. When I boot into the BIOS, the keyboard works fine. However, as soon as Ubuntu kicks in, the keyboard's power is taken away and I can't type anything. This also ...
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Ubuntu 13.04, how to simulate keyboard input?
This is the biggest thing keeping me from enjoying Ubuntu/Linux.
Ideally I'd like to just be able to run my AutoHotKey script on Ubuntu, but I didn't have much luck getting that working with Wine.
I ...
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Backspace key is not working In Ubuntu 13.04
The backspace key is not working. And How I can Format of USB Drive in 13.04.
Thank You Ubuntu Developer Team for Making Beautiful OS.
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Fn key switches on and off, randomly
My F keys sometimes require the FN key to be used, and then later at a seemingly random time they don't. For example Guake sometimes requires me to hold FN + F12 to use it when normally its just F12.
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Ubuntu can't read drivers or freezes such as external keyboard, monitor and mouse
Ubuntu can't read drivers such as external keyboard, monitor and mouse.
After I forced shutdown Ubuntu, because of the add-on(from FF) I have to shut it down it hanged my PC. Also the Wireless ...
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Logitech MK520 mouse and keyboard not working
My first day with Linux / Ubuntu 12.04...spent most of it on dual boot issues with Windows 8, which now seems to be working great. I haven't been able to get my wireless mouse and keyboard working ...
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How to change default behavior of type of keyboard in ubuntu 13.04
I just upgraded to ubuntu 13.04, and I found it became search when I type something on my keyboard.
Actually it's good to have this search function, but I don't mean to search when I just type ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Asus N56 keyboard brightness restarting
I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 on my Asus N56 notebook. Everything works perfect except keyboard brightness. Every time my notebook starts with the keyboard backlit set to the max value. I'd like to change it ...
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How can I use Lenovo x61s additional keys?
On my x61s Lenovo I have two unmapped buttons that I would like to use in place for Home and End. The buttons are located on the sides of the up arrow key. I would like to know how I can map those ...
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Spacebar no longer works, need to reassign space to some other key
The spacebar on my Toshiba Satellite laptop no longer works. I have confirmed this with all applications, Windows Vista OS, and the bootup menus - it is a hardware mechanical issue.
In Windows, I ...
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Apple keyboard - French Canada
I was wondering if anybody ever heard of a key mapper than map a apple french canada keyboard for Ubuntu 13.04
Thank you very much
=P
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How to change Function (Fn) Key behavior on wireless Logitech keyboard
I do have a wireless Logitech K750 keyboard (silver Mac version) connected to a Lenovo ThinkPad (via the unifying USB receiver, together with a wireless Logitech mouse M705) and currently running ...
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keylogger with persian and english keymap on ubuntu
I want to log which characters I use most use in a day and to log all pressed keys in all application.
How I do this in ubuntu?
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Ubuntu 12.10 Keyboard & Touchpad not working on Acer Aspire V3-551-7844
I'm a bit new to the Linux world, and my english is bad, so go easy on me ok? ;)
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.10 in my Acer Aspire V3-551-7844 (wich came with Windows8, but after some effort I got ...
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Getting MSI GT70 ONC LEDs on keyboard working?
I have an MSI GT70 ONC laptop. The laptop comes with steelseries keyboard that has LEDs in the keys. On windows 7 I can use change the LEDs to light up any colour.
I would like to know how to find ...
