Questions about keyboards, both touch and otherwise. However, please add the "touchscreen" tag for touchscreen keyboard questions.
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Keyboard randomly stops working, needs a computer restart to work again
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and my keyboard randomly stops working. Under Windows, the keyboard works flawlessly.
Sometimes it stops working while I am typing and the last pressed key will be pressed ...
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Wireless switch controls Bluetooth - Lenovo Thinkpad - Ubuntu 12.10
On Windows the key was intended to control both wireless and Bluetooth but on Ubuntu the switch key when pressed only enables/disables Bluetooth and the wireless network adapter is absent under ...
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After Update to 3.2.0-25 Keyboard without funktion
I just updated to Kernelversion 3.2.0-25 but after startup the Keyboard (Logitech S510 Cordless) and mouse doesn't work anymore
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password problem with a ps/2 keyboard
I have already installed too many times but never experienced that problem before.
I write my password and it says that it is wrong but its not.
after I logged in for some reason I cant update and ...
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Why are my Laptop keyboard and mouse not working?
I just recently decided to install the most recent Ubuntu version on my Dell XPS 15z running Windows 7 (in hopes of using it to code).
However, after installing, I realized that neither my keyboard ...
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How do I unlock the keyboard keys in kubuntu?
keyboard keys do not work, except the letter t. How do I unlock the keyboard keys? I am not familiar with kubuntu.
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Can i make an extra mouse button work like a keyboard key in ubuntu 12.10?
I have a Logitech G5 mouse (an oldie but goodie) and this mouse has a thumb buton, in windows 7 through Logitech's propietary driver i can assing any keyboard key (or combination) to it.
Well, in ...
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Xmodmap changes aren't taking effect
Ok. I have a thinkpad laptop and my bottom left key is a function key instead of a control key like I'm used to.
So I fired up xev, pressed the fn and got a keycode of 151. So I cleared all of it's ...
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Keyboard and overall delay
I've been using Ubuntu for the last 4 months, moved from Windows 7 and since I saw Windows 8 I plan to root here in Ubuntu
However, there is one thing that annoys me about Ubuntu. There's a ...
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Install GNOME Onscreen Keyboard (GOK) in Ubuntu 12.04
According to
https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/precise/gok/
the GNOME Onscreen Keyboard should be available for v12.04
But when I click the link there for GOK in Software Center (apt://gok), it ...
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USB barcode scanner reading incorrect values
We use an barcode reader. It runs on Ubuntu but reads different character.
example:
In barcode: 86912464
Ubuntu read as: 3~3~BDBCD
here is my xinput list
ali@ali-samsung:~$ xinput list
⎡ ...
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Ctrl, Shift buttons not working properly Nautilus explorer
Well, Hi community. I have a problem when I'm navigating in folders and files through Nautilus explorer, but when I try to select multiple files I can't select them by using Ctrl or Shift button.
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Toshiba l300 keeps thinking I am pressing the shift key when booting
It seems to think that I am holding down the shift key while booting up. It seems to be a problem in booting 12.04 and 12.10.
There is no problem after the OS has loaded so I know it not a ...
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Mac Keyboard Backlight ubuntu 12.04
Running Ubuntu 12.04, I can't get the keyboard backlight on a Macbook Pro (mid 2012) to turn on. When I press the brightness button, the display shows up on full but the lights do not turn on. It ...
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The FN Keys on Ubuntu 12.04 on the HP 655 Notebook are not working!
Is there any way to get the FN-Keys working on Ubuntu 12.04 for the HP 655? The other hardware seems to work fine.
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Keyboard + Mouse not turning off on shutdown
I'm sure this is a bug, but I decided to run this by here first.
OS specs: Ubuntu 12.10. Multiboot.
I have a Roccat keyboard and a CM mouse.
When I turn off the computer, the LED illumination does ...
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12.04 doesn't recognize keyboard
I have a microsoft USB keyboard that I've used on many linux machines-- on my Ubuntu 12.04 machine, I can boot the machine, hit the key, and go into the bios menu just fine. The keyboard works fine, ...
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Can't 'wake up' server using keyboard
I'm not sure if this is a setting on my end.
I leave my server 12.04 on and after a while the screen shuts off. But I cannot reactivate it or 'wake it up' using the keyboard once this happens. But ...
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application switching
I mind if there is possible to change from a window to another by binding a key shortcut to every window. I mean for example to go to my navigator i would press alt-q and to switch to skype i would ...
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How do I get my keyboard to work in Grub on this old IBM ThinkCentre PC?
Recently, I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on an old IBM ThinkCentre alongside Windows XP Professional. I have had problems with Ubuntu, so I would like to boot into Windows to delete the Ubuntu partition. ...
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Change Keyboard input
i'm Norwegian but i prefer the US/UK Keyboard
The problem comes when I have to use the ÆØÅ (Norwegian spesific) keys.
I'v made a script to change between these layouts.
Somewhere online i read about ...
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Bluetooth Keyboard Sony Vaio VGP-BKB1 Not connected
Mine is a sony vaio Y series one , I installed ubuntu 12.10 recently and the sony vaio keyboard vgp-bkb1 doesn't connect that is pairing fails(while typing a key and a return), yet it is detected by ...
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Keys not working
I installed ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my Asus eee 900 laptop, but after the installation, The Keys F, V, L . and , does not work. I installed it with Norwegian Qwerty keyboard settings, but have also tried ...
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Unity launcher: launch second app from results
How do I quickly (using keyboard) launch the second result of unity's launcher.
Example:
How do I launch Advanced Settings? The fastest way I found is to do Down Down Right and that is SLOW.
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Problem getting microsoft arc keyboard working with ubuntu 12.10
I'm trying to get my microsoft arc keyboard working with Ubuntu 12.10. It has never worked. (Some people have reported their keyboard to working partially, working for a while and then stopping, not ...
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Xfce keyboard issues
I really like Xfce DE but I can't to use third level keys in my keyboard, for example @ € ß ¤ etc. In Unity if I press Alt I have access to those keys. Is there any way to fix this in Xfce.
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Keyboard ignored or locked at boot-up
Updated to 12.04 a number of weeks ago and all has been fine until today, when it got stuck on the log-in page. Tried all the suggestions I could find (ctrl-alt-f1 to log in etc) but nothing worked... ...
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passing key presses to browser (chrome) to control Deezer
I'm using Deezer with the Deezer+ extension on Chrome, Ubuntu 12.04. I want to be able to skip to the next song using keyboard shortcuts. I want this to work even when I'm not in the Chrome browser, ...
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Inputing h-bar from ISO 8859-3 or UTF-8 character encoded file
I would like to raise two issues regarding keyboard usage as relating to being able to quickly write in Maltese with just about any keyboard
I have read this information. I would like to enter small ...
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keyboard not working with ubuntu
I am using Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop LGE300, but I have realized that keyboard of my laptop is not working with Ubuntu. Although it recognizes USB keyboard (external), but how can I use built in ...
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Square brackets and other keys do not work on Ubuntu 12.10 on MacBook Pro 8,2
I have installed Ubuntu (Mac version) on my MacBook Pro 8,3 and all but one thing works ok.
The square bracket key and the other keys of that kind do not work.
I have Norwegian keyboard layout.
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keyboard ps2 on lenovo ideapad (atom, 2gb ram) doesn't work with 12.4 and 12.10
I had this problem earlier also when I installed Ubunto12.04 using wubi . I expected this to have been rectified in12.10 but alas! The keyboard goes dead as soon as the ubuntu starts booting.Please ...
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Function keys and Hot are switched
I recently got a new laptop and installed 12.10 on it. I noticed right away that the "hot keys" on the F keys didn't always do what was pictured and also I noticed that the "hot keys" and the function ...
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Keyboard not working on a Macbook Pro 5,1
I just installed ubuntu 12.10 - amd64 - on a mac book pro 5,1.
After some reboots I found the 'magic parameters' to start my ubuntu:
gfxmode 0x0
and to the linux kernel:
noefi acpi=force video=efifb ...
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How to get to system tray in GNOME using keyboard?
my friend asked me for help. She has Vinux installed (Ubuntu remaster for visually impaired with a11y tools like Orca etc.).
She needs to somehow get to the system tray - for example to work with ...
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“Control+Alt+<some key>” shortcuts, as well special keys (such as sound management keys) stop working randomly
I am using Unity 2D in Ubuntu 12.04 in a Lenovo ThinkPad T420.
Sometimes, Unity 2D crashes. It restarts by itself; however, when it happens, shortcuts in the form Control+Alt+[some other key] just ...
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Problem using French (Switzerland, Macintosh) Alt+{KEY} combinations
Here's my problem:
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 in Parallels on a Macbook Pro (June 2012 model). The first installation of Ubuntu using parallels was fine; everything worked. In that installation, I by ...
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After Suspension can't write with bluetooth keyboard
I have a strange error.
When I put my computer to Suspension and turn it on, I can't fill in my password with my bluetooth keyboard.
Instead, I must click on "switch users", THEN in the menu, the ...
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keyboard settings ubuntu 12.04
Does anyone know where the keyboard settings (layout) are saved in 12.04 and how I can copy them to 12.10?
I had a nice layout in 12.04 but since I moved to a new machine (12.10) I can't seem to find ...
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Shortcuts using USB Keyboard stopped working
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my notebook and use a USB keyboard connected to it. Everything worked ok, but since this morning, when configuring the WiFi network of my work, accelerators which ...
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Changing Keyboard Type
Is there a GUI in Unity where I can set my keyboard type?
I was following this article. But I have no such option, I can only change keyboard layout (language).
In addition, I was looking for ...
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How can I alternate LED keys?
My Microsoft 4000 keyboard has a "Function" LED that is always turned on by default. I would like to make it so this LED is OFF by default (ie, F1 - F12 keys) and ON only when I want the extra ...
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How do I get individual keypresses in C?
I am trying to get keycode of each keypressed.
curses library returns ascii values and returns only when Ctrl and other keys are used in junction with a character.
How do I monitor this?
This is ...
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Numblock wont shut off 12.04
after turning off my computer yesterday my computer was working fine but today i cant get the numblock to switch off normaly this wouldnt be a problem for someone but iam using a netbook (acer aspire ...
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How do you find which keyboard device driver is in use?
I am trying to figure out which keyboard drivers is in use by my computer. I need to emulate keypresses from ints. So, I have keypresses sequences out of a computer's ncurses library and I need to ...
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Send keyboard clicks FROM bluetooth phone TO Ubuntu
Note:
This questions lies firmly between Ask Ubuntu and Ask Different so I will take solutions from the Ubuntu site here and cross-post for Apple answers on the other site.
Motivation:
I've made a ...
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Pressing home in Facebook scrolls to the *end* of the page
Has anyone experienced this behaviour on Facebook or any other Web site? I am using Firefox 16.
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US/UK quote characters
I currently have a UK layout keyboard (specifically the ms arc), when I use the quote keys (either single or double quote) the character that is displayed is not what I am used to seeing and certain ...
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When installing Ubuntu (with Unity), I can't select the keyboard layout.
I can select language, (I wanted English), but I wanted to select "international (with dead tilde)" and I cannot find an option to do it unlike Xubuntu or Lubuntu.
Usually, in previous editions, ...
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keyboard and touchpad disabled on alienware m14x +ubuntu 12.10
perhaps this question is not quite an ubuntu related, but it's a pain in the ass and i had to ask. I got ubuntu 12.10 on an alienware m14x , recently i turned on the laptop and the keyboard and ...
