Questions about keyboards, both touch and otherwise. However, please add the "touchscreen" tag for touchscreen keyboard questions.
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'd' minimizes all windows on Ubuntu when connecting with XRDP
Currently I am working on a remote server using Ubuntu yet the 'd' key cannot be used since it minimizes/maximizes all windows to show/hide desktop. Many answers point to the fact that I should go to ...
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(XFCE) Is there a way to make <SUPER> not open my app menu when using <SUPER>R?
I'm using <SUPER>R to open terminal, <SUPER>L to lock etc. But I've also got SUPER_L bound to xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu which emulates windows use. Unfortunately when I do ...
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Keyboard Not Working Toshiba Satellite L755D - S7223
He everyone,
I'd like to install ubuntu 12.10 LTE on my Toshiba Satellite L755D - S7223 but the main issue I am running into is that my keyboard does not work. Everything else seems to be working ...
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Keyboard and mouse stop working after using wireless keyboard and mouse
After installing Ubuntu everything seems to be just fine.
I plugged in my wireless Logitech mouse and my wireless Microsoft keyboard
and they worked just perfectly.
After shutting down the laptop ...
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What program or feature is overriding my “Unity style” keyboard shortcuts in DockbarX? [closed]
I have DockbarX installed with the option "Use Unity style shortcuts (Super+number)" enabled.
Recently I am unable to activate the 2nd application with Super+Shift+2 (I'm on azerty).
When I use ...
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Strange popup - Keyboard stops working and mouse can't be held
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 (I formatted my old Lucid Lynx drive by accident). It's been working great, but every now and then (especially when I leave) this pops up, lasts for about 5 seconds, ...
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Keyboard not responding after 2 minutes
I own a Dell Studio 1558 i3 laptop with OEM installed Windows 7 saying 64bit PC but I use a 32bit Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS live from a USB-Stick. There has been trouble in it for quite some time. On ...
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Sleep button no longer works
I need the sleep button on my keyboard (aptly labelled Zzz) to put the laptop to sleep, but pressing it no longer does anything. I'm pretty sure it used to work.
Output from xev:
FocusIn event, ...
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Right click and keyboard doesn't work
Sometimes (I could say rarely) right click on the mouse and keyboard doesn't work (they getting stuck) immediately after I login in my Ubuntu 12.10. Only left click and shutdown button is working. And ...
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How to increase mouse wheel sensitivity with a modifier key?
The sensitivity of the mouse scroll wheel famously cannot be adjusted as is explained in this question and the many duplicates asking the same.
I am wondering whether there is a simple fix available ...
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Restore keyboard character mapping
I am a new ubuntu user. Today my keyboard character mapping has changed all on a sudden.
The following keys has been changed.
Pressing i gives me 5.
j->1
k->2
l->3
and some other keys.
I have tried ...
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keyboard and mouse stopped working
I`ve been using ubuntu, the latest version for a while now, and recently my keyboard and mouse stopped working: I turn the computer on, but when I get to the point of introducing my password, the ...
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13.04 Eee PC keyboard issue
I've just installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my ASUS Eee PC 1225B E450 and keyboard is not working although everything was fine in Ubuntu 12.10.
Does anyone have any idea how to solve this problem?
Just ...
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Live OS doesn't see USB mouse or keyboard
I have a new Gigabyte 970A-D3 with an AMD Phenom II CPU and I'm trying to install an OS. This is not my first rodeo installing Linux.
I've tried booting to the live OS for Ubuntu 12.10 and Lubuntu ...
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Logitech K810 bluetooth keyboard fails to work after waking up from hibernate
I recently bought a Logitech K810 keyboard for my laptop (Ubuntu 12.10 AMD64) and set it up using the instructions found on a bug post for the device.
In a new terminal type:
hcitool scan
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Possible to have “yes” as a keyboard shortcut? [duplicate]
Many times a day do I have to type yes, so is it possible to have it as a shortcut on F12?
I have see gnee and xmacro but they seam very complicated to use and over powered for my purpose.
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how to set the keyboard to do the up arrow when i tap the W key? [duplicate]
how to set the keyboard to do the 'up arrow' when i tap the W key
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How can I correctly rebind an additional space to another key?
I've bought a split ergonomic keyboard, and wish to bind the left spacebar to space. I'm attempting to use xmodmap, which binds it fine when pressed alone, except it
does not correctly recognise ...
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Need Help using a Japanese Keyboard(Not IME) in Ubuntu 12.10
I am using an old X60 that I bought from Japan. Naturally, it has a Japanese keyboard.
When installing 12.10, I chose the closest keyboard layout I could find: Japanese(OADG 109A).
But somehow my ...
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Asus Q400a fn keys not working
I am having problems enabling the screen brightness keys in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I was able to find a instructions to enable the function keys for the backlit keyboard but I can not find instructions for ...
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How to write a “@” with a French Canadian Keyboard
I try to do a "@" but each times a press on Alt+2 or Ctrl+Alt+2 to get it, the Top menu of the app/windows show off (File/Edit/View/Tool...)
If a try with a English Canadian's Layout or a English ...
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Intermittent keyboard and mouse failure on boot up
I have found several posts similar to mine, but this is the closest matching one to my specific issue:
USB Keyboard works occasionally. I am not sure if the answer given there would work for me, ...
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How to disable popup volume bar?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity.
Is there a way to make the volume bar pop ONLY when I click on the sound icon and NOT when I use a hot key?
My problem is that when I'm running a fullscreen ...
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How to add keyboard shortcuts to Awesome WM
I've installed awesome3 wm on Ubuntu Server 10.04. I managed it to work properly now I could use some keyboard shortcuts to start programs like gmrun, firefox or whatever.
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Keyboard/Unity problems running 12.04 on notebook
I'm having some bizarre problems with running Ubuntu on my new laptop. I recently bought a Samsung 350V5C-A0E notebook (full specs here: ...
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Alt-gr (right alt) key does not work to edit text in Wine
Using Msoffice in Wine with some keyboard layouts (e.g. us_international) that involve letters that need the Alt Gr key, I have noticed that it does not work. But then the problem affects all keyboard ...
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keyboard skips keystrokes with safetype keyboard (gnome/xfce)
I have bought a new safetype keyboard (www.safetype.com). The problem is that during typing, I notice that certain keys are skipped (at random). This is not just that I miss something. Most commonly ...
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Fresh Install of Ubuntu 12.10 Keyboard and Mouse problem
I have just done a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10 and when it booted up I had to press they keyboard buttons multiple times and really hard to type my password, I tried turning off the Laptop when I ...
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How can I exchange keys function in Ubuntu 12.04 keyboard? [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 and two of my keyboard buttons won't work (the 't' and the 'y')
Is there a way to change two other keys of the keyboard which I don't use much so they would type 't' and 'y' ...
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USB Keyboard and Mouse no longer work after GRUB boot
My USB keyboard and mouse don't work when booting into Ubuntu 12.04.
The keyboard is fine up until the boot loader (GRUB). I can select previous kernels or recovery mode. But regardless of the ...
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How to alter the keyboard layout key-by-key? [duplicate]
I would like to change my keyboard layout individually. For example switch the A key to B. Do I need a special software or is it possible directly in Ubuntu 12.04?
I found a ru file under ...
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xmodmap alternative for the text console (TTY)?
There is a keyboard with ' key broken. I've remapped it to the Wake button with xmodmap but that affects only X session, how can I achieve this for TTYs?
Note: editing keymap files directly is not ...
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Keyboard starts skipping characters after wake from suspension/sleep, restart required.
After my computer wakes from sleep the keyboard is starting to skip characters unless i type very very slow. The only solution i have found is to restart the computer.
Being linux i guess there most ...
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Ubuntu change Alt key so I only have to tap it instead of hold it to access menus
I hate the fact that I have to hold down the Alt key in order to access menus in Ubuntu - can I change it so when I just tap it it will immediately activate.
So I can do a quick Alt -> F -> S to save ...
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After swapping ctrl and caps in xmodmap, how can I make ctrl work properly for multi-modifier combinations?
I've swapped left ctrl and caps lock by creating ~/.Xmodmap
keycode 66 = Control_L
keycode 37 = Caps_Lock
clear Lock
clear Control
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L Control_R
then ...
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Keypad not working in 12.04 3.2.0.39
No matter what I try, keypad is not working and arrow keys move mouse pointer. I can't find any option in System/Keyboard, mentioned in other answers, that would allow me to disable this behaviour. ...
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How to turn off certain keyboard shortcuts [duplicate]
So on my laptop the F1,F2, andF3 are all tied to something (screen brightness, help) but I would prefer to turn these keys off so that I can run commands like ALT+F2 etc. I've checked the keyboards ...
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USB keyboard and mouse not working after installing driver
Okay, so I was getting the problem with Unity not displaying after installing the proprietary driver. After installing it and rebooting, Unity is now being displayed. But my external keyboard and ...
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Why does my keyboard not respond when this icon appears?
After I'm logging in my Ubuntu 12.10, this icon appears on pressing any keys:
It always appears, and when this icon appears, I can't write anything,
what is it?
My keyboard (PS/2) does not support ...
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Genius GX Gila Mouse
So I have a Genius GX Gila gaming mouse. It doesn't work.
Having previously had Arch installed and running various troubleshooting steps I came to the conclusion that Linux detects it as a Keyboard.
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Keyboard and Mouse Unrecognizable [closed]
I recently bought a used computer and was told it had windows vista. It was bought on a trust factor and I got shafted. The computer turns on and displays fine through my hdmi connection. I was ...
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Bluetooth keyboard connects but doesn't work
My HP TouchPad wireless bluetooth keyboard connects to input service in blueman, but it won't work as a keyboard in ubuntu.
Blueman receives data from the keyboard however when I mash buttons, since ...
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keyboard not working on LG laptop
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my LG S900 laptop (dual boot with Windows 7). But when I try to type something with the keybaord nothing happens (but the touchpad works). The keyboard did not ...
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Certain keys on my keyboard click other keys
For example, when I press backspace, F7 triggers. T also triggers it. This did not happen in Windows 8. Please help. I'm using a generic keyboard by Ativa.
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Turned on the automatic login & now the password doesn't works. Also having problem with keyboard input
I am new to Ubuntu. I own a Samsung series 5 notebook. I installed Ubuntu today only & I was checking the options in User Accounts. I switched on the Automatic Login option and the password was ...
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Problems with Left shift key
I have major (At least as for my job as a coder) hiccups with the Lshift.
I can't mark text in a textbox with LeftShift and arrowkeys, or type a capital letter with it.
WHAT I CAN do, which I think ...
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Mouse and keyboard freezes in lightdm [closed]
After last system update (week ago) I noticed that my mouse and keyboard freezes after boot-up, in the lightdm login screen for 1-2 minutes, so I can't move pointer or type my password.
Although, my ...
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Keyboard Volume-Up Volume-Down shortcuts don't work [duplicate]
I can't get the volume button shortcuts to work on my Logitech K270 keyboard. Actually when I click them, I see the popup on the top left of the window but the volume is not changed...
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Where is the window switcher in ubuntu 12.10?
I just installed the new ubuntu 12.10. I also installed the Compiz Settings Manager because I like to customize the desktop a little bit. I really like the window switcher that used to come with ...
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Romanian special characters look bad in LibreOffice (and other text editors)
There are certain Romanian characters (ș, î, ț, ă, â) which are handled differently in the different key layouts.
The standard layout makes them look odd, different from the other letters in ...
