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  • Browser automatically refreshes and Home folder window opens

    - by Vikash
    I am facing a very strange problem. Out of the blue, my browser starts refreshing itself infinitely. My first guess was firefox is messing up. I installed chrome. But, it happens in chrome as well. Other than that, sometimes my home folder automatically opens and keep opening itself infinitely. My next guess was Mouse is faulty. Replace the mouse - but same things. This happens even if I remove my keyboard. What can be the reason? This started happening after I installed Ubuntu 10.10 few days back. Earlier on windows, everything was working fine. So, I am a bit skeptical to assume that this is a hardware fault. How to fix this problem? UPDATE: xev gives this kind of result: KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x4200001, root 0xb8, subw 0x0, time 29897358, (237,791), root:(1252,842), state 0x10, keycode 65 (keysym 0x20, space), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (20) " " XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (20) " " XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x4200001, root 0xb8, subw 0x0, time 29897603, (237,791), root:(1252,842), state 0x10, keycode 65 (keysym 0x20, space), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (20) " " XFilterEvent returns: False

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  • Press alt + arrow to skip full line? (Or is there an existing shortcut already..? )

    - by Luka Kotar
    I am still a fresh Ubuntu user, and I switched from a Mac. What I can do on Mac, is I can press alt + arrow to jump one word forward or backward, or if I press cmd + arrow, I am able to jump to the start or end of the line. And that's what I would like to do in Ubuntu. I would assign it to the alt key, as ctrl is already used to skip words. I use that function a lot when coding, I like to keep my hands on the keyboard and just not touch the mouse at all, and it just saves me time for not having to hold the arrow key until I get to the end of the line (or the skip-a-word combo for that matter), or grabbing the mouse to click at the end, just to add a semicolon or something like that. It's not a huge deal, but that's just what I'm used to. I still keep my Mac partition for incompatibility issues, but I prefer Ubuntu over Mac. If there is already a shortcut to do that, I'd gladly go ahead and try getting comfortable using it, but if it is not, how could I achieve what I described above, if of course it is even possible? Thanks in advance, Luka.

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  • Gnome-shell partially freezes

    - by user568021
    My specs: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS, Gnome3, Dell Studio laptop This is not happening all the time, but only sometimes .. totally randomly. When I'm in the middle of some work something totally weird happens. Keyboard suddenly stops working. I can't type, no matter which key I press nothing happens. I can't press Alt+Tab, I can't press Alt+F4, Alt+F2... nothing. Activities button is dead. Also right click does not work...and something even more annoying. I can click on the 'menu' in the top right corner(the menu pops up), but clicking on 'power-off' or 'suspend' option doesn't do anything. The only little thing I can do is: Close the lid of my laptop so it goes to sleep. Than wake it up again. And than it's ok. Everything works. So I guess restarting (or refreshing) gnome-shell fixes the problem. Sorry if the title of this question is odd... I don't know how to properly describe this.

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  • form not identifying the new input fields generated through a javascript

    - by tibin mathew
    Hi, I am developing a site in php. i have some issues with my form i have to more than one software packages at a time. so i have used javascript to append file and a dropdown to my html. i have called ajs function to add the new input fields each time when i click a link. and its displaying correctly. but its not identifying in my action page. i cant take the value of new input fields which i have created through that javascript function. below is the code page which i have used. function addInput(divName){ var newsel= document.createElement('div'); newsel.innerHTML="Operating System: --Select OS--    bc_linux    Linux   Solaris   2000/XP/Vista   XP/Vista   2K/XP/Vista/W7   HP   Windows 2000/XP/Vista zip   Windows 2000/XP/Vista exe   X Server - 2.2M   Fonts - 32.9M"; document.getElementById(divName).appendChild(newsel); var newdiv = document.createElement('div'); newdiv.innerHTML = "Upload Software File: "; document.getElementById(divName).appendChild(newdiv); } <form action="act-add-software.php" method="post" onSubmit="return validate(this);" enctype="multipart/form-data">  Operating System:  Operating System: <select name="frm_os" class="text_area" style="width:200px"> <option value="">--Select OS--</option> <optgroup label="Spind Enabled"> </optgroup> <option value="bc_linux">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;bc_linux</option> <optgroup label="Packages"> </optgroup> <option value="Linux">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Linux</option> <option value="Solaris">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Solaris</option> <option value="2000/XP/Vista">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2000/XP/Vista</option> <option value="XP/Vista">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;XP/Vista</option> <option value="2K/XP/Vista/W7">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2K/XP/Vista/W7</option> <option value="HP">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;HP</option> <option value="Windows 2000/XP/Vista zip">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Windows 2000/XP/Vista zip</option> <option value="Windows 2000/XP/Vista exe">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Windows 2000/XP/Vista exe</option> <option value="X Server - 2.2M">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;X Server - 2.2M</option> <option value="Fonts - 32.9M">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fonts - 32.9M</option> </select> <a onClick="addInput('dynamicInput');">Add More Package</a> </td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr align="center" valign="middle" class="tbl_row1"> <td height="25" align="left" class="font1" width="156" bgcolor="White"><div align="right"> <?if(strstr($frm_server_side_error,'frm_software')){?> <font class="error"><b> <font color="#dd0000">*</font>&nbsp;Upload Software File: </font> <?}else{?> <font class="form_element"> <font color="#dd0000">*</font>&nbsp;Upload Software File: <?}?> </div> </B> </td> <td class="font1" bgcolor="White" align="center" style="padding-left:2px;"><input type="file" name="frm_image[]" class="text_area"> </td> <?if($frm_sfile !=""){?> <td class="font1" bgcolor="White" align="center"></td> <?}else{?> <td class="font1" bgcolor="White" align="center">&nbsp;(Current File: NOT Uploaded Yet) </td> <?}?> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <div id="dynamicInput"> </div> </td> </tr> <? if(isset($_REQUEST['edit'])){?> <tr> <td colspan="2"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr align="center" valign="middle" class="tbl_row1"> <td height="25" align="left" class="font1" width="156" bgcolor="White"><div align="right">&nbsp;Upload Version TXT File: </div> </B> </td> <td class="font1" bgcolor="White" align="right" style="padding-left:2px;"><input type="file" name="frm_version_txt" class="text_area"> </td> <?if($frm_vers_txt !=""){?> <td class="font1" bgcolor="White" align="center">&nbsp;(Current File: <?echo $frm_vers_txt;?>) </td> <?}else{?> <td class="font1" bgcolor="White" align="center">&nbsp;(Current File: NOT Uploaded Yet) </td> <?}?> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <?}?> <tr><td colspan="2" height="5" ></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="30%" style="font-size:13px;color:#000000;" colspan="2"><div align="left"><font color="#dd0000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</font> Asterisks denote required fields&nbsp;&nbsp;</div></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" height="5" ></td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" width="30%" style="font-size:13px;color:#000000;" colspan="2"><div align="left"><font color="#dd0000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Note: Only one software can be uploaded per Operating System for a particular version. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="5" ></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle" bgcolor="White"> <td nowrap colspan="2"><div align="center"> <table> <tr> <input type="hidden" name="like" value="<?=$sub_like?>"> <input type="hidden" name="offset" value="<?=$offset?>"> <input type="hidden" name="edit" value="<?=$faq_id?>"> <input type="hidden" name="add" value="<?=$_REQUEST[add]?>"> <input type="hidden" name="ex_np_link" value="<?=$ex_np_link?>"> <input type="hidden" name="frm_group_show" value="<?=$frm_bc?>"> <input type="hidden" name="frm_pd_id" value="<?=$pdct_id?>"> <input type="hidden" name="count_val" value="1" id="id_count"> <!-- <input type="hidden" name="frm_pdct" value="<?=$pdct_id?>"> <input type="hidden" name="frm_dname" value="<?=$frm_question?>"> <input type="hidden" name="frm_date_created" value="<?=$edit_created_date?>"> --> <input type="hidden" name="frm_txt_else" value="<?=$frm_vers_txt?>"> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> <th background="../admin_images/bg4.jpg" style="background-repeat:repeat-y "scope="row"></th> </tr> <tr> <th width="3%" background="../admin_images/bg8.jpg" style="background-repeat:repeat-y "scope="row">&nbsp;</th> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left:5px;padding-bottom:1px;"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top"><div align="right"> <table border="0"> <tr> <td vAlign="right" title="Save">&nbsp; <input type="Image" src="./../admin_images/save.jpg" name="btn_submit" value="<?=$btn_value?>" onClick="return validate(this.form);"> </td> <td title="Cancel"><a href="manage-software.php?field_name=SUnq&sort_meth=<?=$sort_meth?>&like=<?=$sub_like?>&offset=<?=$offset?>&frm_group_show=<?=$frm_bc?>"><img src="./../admin_images/cancel.jpg" border="0" align="absmiddle"></a></td> <input type="hidden" name="like" value="<?=$sub_like?>"> <input type="hidden" name="offset" value="<?=$offset?>"> </tr> </table> </div></td> </tr> </table></td> <th background="../admin_images/bg4.jpg" style="background-repeat:repeat-y "scope="row"></th> </tr> </form> For the simplicity of viewing this code page i have included only required code lines please help me to solve this issue

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  • I have a BHO in c++ and i need to block some keyboard controls (Ctrl-o) in a i-frame.

    - by BHOdevelopper
    I need to know of a way to prevent the user to 'open a new url' (with Ctrl-o) as soon as he has the focus on my sidebar (right-sided iframe). In fact, my sidebar offers some controls and the user should not be able to 'navigate' to other website through the sidebar. I'm using a bho in C++ using ATL(active template library), but maybe if anyone knows of a simplier way like in JS(javascript) or PHP(Hypertext Preprocessor) ? Any ideas is appreciated. Thanks.If anyone need precisions, please ask. I'll be checking for responses every single days.

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  • Microsoft IME + Japanese: Force Hiragana input by default?

    - by Mica
    I am using Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7. On both machines, I cannot make Hiragana the default input method. Is there a way to do this? In the IME tool bar, there is the option to set the "Input Mode." This is always defaulted to "Direct Input." I would like to default to Hirgana or Katakana. I have found the setting dialog for this, by right clicking on the IME toolbar - settings - Japanese IME Standard - Properties - Default Input Mode. This setting seems to have no effect, no matter the combination of selections in the dialogs. Is there a way to reliably set the default Input Mode?

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  • Microsoft IME + Japanese: Force Hiragana input by default?

    - by Mica
    I am using Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7. On both machines, I cannot make Hiragana the default input method. Is there a way to do this? In the IME tool bar, there is the option to set the "Input Mode." This is always defaulted to "Direct Input." I would like to default to Hirgana or Katakana. I have found the setting dialog for this, by right clicking on the IME toolbar - settings - Japanese IME Standard - Properties - Default Input Mode. This setting seems to have no effect, no matter the combination of selections in the dialogs. Is there a way to reliably set the default Input Mode?

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  • Methods to Validate User Supplied Data

    - by clifgray
    I am working on a website where users record data from certain locations and they input an address to tag that location with a GPS coordinate. Pretty frequently those locations are tagged more than a mile away from the actual location and I am trying to implement a few ways to validate the data. Right now I am thinkiing of: having a tag of location pages for other users to say "incorrect location" so I can go one by one and fix it letting users with a decent amount of experience (reputation) edit the location GPS coordinates making the location be validated by a mod before it goes live and they make sure it is a good location Are these reasonable? I know the first will take a lot of my time and I would love some suggestions.

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  • Getting Wacom Bamboo Pen + Touch pressure sensitivy in GIMP

    - by Bart van Heukelom
    I've installed my Wacom Bamboo Pen + Touch (CTH-460) in Ubuntu (at least on one system, not another) and the pen works well for controlling the mouse cursor. However, I can't get pressure sensitivity to work in GIMP. I have 4 extra devices in the input devices settings screen now, two of which are the pen and eraser. I've set them both from Disabled to Screen, and left the default settings intact. However, after saving I still don't see any pressure options in the brush tool's options. I've also tried setting the mode to Window instead, but it makes no difference regarding pressure sensitivity. There are no other modes. The pressure works out-of-the-box in Blender (grease pen) so it must be something in GIMP. What can be wrong? Why don't the options appear? How can I debug this?

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  • Joystick acts as mouse; won't stop

    - by Shazzner
    Joystick acts as a mouse, even when I'm playing a game that uses a joystick so I get random mouse events going on. I plugged a joystick in to play Spiral Knights, also installed joystick and jcalibrate. Everything is working good, except by default the joystick moves the mouse around and the button activate mouse keys. Now normally this would be good behavior if I'm on a Myth-box or something, unfortunately when I play Spiral Knights with joystick input I see my mouse cursor moving in the back ground and when I hit a button it thinks I'm pressing right-click so it minimizes everything. Also it creates folders and probably deletes stuff. So, basically how the heck do I stop it from acting as a mouse?

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  • IDirect3DDevice9Ex and D3DPOOL_MANAGED?

    - by bluescrn
    So I wanted to switch to IDirect3DDevice9Ex, purely for the SetFrameLatency function, as fullscreen vsynced D3D seemed to produce noticable input lag. But then it tells me 'ha ha ha! now you can't use D3DPOOL_MANAGED!': Direct3D9: (ERROR) :D3DPOOL_MANAGED is not valid with IDirect3DDevice9Ex Is this really as unpleasant as it looks (when you're relying quite heavily on managed resources) - or is there a simple solution? If it really does mean manual management of everything (reloading all static textures, VBs, and IBs on a device reset), is it worth the hassle, will IDirect3DDevice9Ex bring enough benefit to make it worth writing a new resource manager? Starting to think I must be doing something wrong, due to this: Direct3D9: (ERROR) :Lock is not supported for textures allocated with POOL_DEFAULT unless they are marked D3DUSAGE_DYNAMIC. So if I put my (static) textures in POOL_DEFAULT, they need flagging as D3DUSAGE_DYNAMIC, just because I lock them once to load the data in?

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  • How to fix a gstreamer error

    - by BJsgoodlife
    I upgraded to 14.04 and now gstreamer is not working. What I am trying to accomplish is to hear the audio input on my computer coming from a ham radio. This is the command that I am using: gst-launch pulserc ! pulseink. This is the error message that I am receiving: ERROR: pipeline could not be constructed: no element "pulserc". I am wondering if I should purge gstreamer, or if there is another command that I should put it. Thank you again everyone for all of your help.

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  • Calculating WPM given a variable stream of input

    - by Jaxo
    I'm creating an application that sits in the background and records all key presses (currently this is done and working; an event is fired every keydown/keyup). I want to offer a feature for the user that will show them their WPM over the entire session the program has been running for. This would be easy if I added a "Start" and "End" button to activate a timer, but I need to detect only when the user is typing continuously - ignoring all one-time keyboard shortcuts and breaks the user takes from typing. How in the world do I approach this? Is this even realistically & accurately possible?

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  • how to validate all but not single pair of input box in jQuery

    - by I Like PHP
    i have a form which have 45 input boxes, i applied jquery validation for all input boxes , but there is two pair of input boxes which have either oneof them should be filled up, not both. so how do i change jquery so that if anyone fill up first pair then jquery does not check second pair of input box and if any one is fill up second pair then not check for fisrt one's and also i have used radio box for showing one pair at a time i show code below: jQuery Code <script type="text/javascript"> $j=jQuery.noConflict(); $j(document).ready(function() { function validate() { return $j("input:text,textarea,select,radio").removeClass('rdb').filter(function() { return !/\S+/.test($j(this).val()); }).addClass('rdb').size() == 0; } $j('#myForm').submit(validate); $j(":input:text,textarea,select").blur(function() { if(this.value.length > 0) { $j(this).removeClass('rdb'); } }); $j("input:radio").click(function(){ if($j(this).val()=='o'){ $j("#rcpt").css("display","none"); $j("#notRcpt").css("display","inline"); } if($j(this).val()=='r'){ $j("#notRcpt").css("display","none"); $j("#rcpt").css("display","inline"); } }); }); </script> PHP Code <form name="myForm" action="somepage.php" method="post" id="myForm"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="boxtitle">Delivery Pick up Station/Place</td> <tr> <td style="font:bold 11px verdana;"> <input type="radio" name="receipt" value="r" >Receipt <input type="radio" name="receipt" value="o" >Other </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0"> <tr id="rcpt" style="display:none"> <td width="12%" align="left">Receipt:</td> <td width="30%" align="left"<input type="text" name="deliveryNo" id="deliveryNo" /></td> <td width="25%" align="right">Pick up Date:</td> <td width="35%" align="left"><input name="deliveryDate" type="text" id="deliveryDate" /></td> </tr> <tr id="notRcpt" style="display:none"> <td>Other:</td> <td><input name="deliveryNo" type="text" id="deliveryNo" /></td> <td align="right">Pick up Date:</td> <td><input name="otherDeliveryDate" type="text" id="otherDeliveryDate" /></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </form>

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  • Tablesorter - filter inside input fields and values

    - by Zeracoke
    I have a small quest to accomplish, and I reached a point when nothing works... So the problem is. I have a paged table with a lot of input fields inside the rows with values, and I would like to search inside these values. Let me Show this, I hope that somebody will got the idea what I should do... <script type="text/javascript"> // add parser through the tablesorter addParser method $.tablesorter.addParser({ id: 'inputs', is: function(s) { return false; }, format: function(s, table, cell, cellIndex) { var $c = $(cell); // return 1 for true, 2 for false, so true sorts before false if (!$c.hasClass('updateInput')) { $c .addClass('updateInput') .bind('keyup', function() { $(table).trigger('updateCell', [cell, false]); // false to prevent resort }); } return $c.find('input').val(); }, type: 'text' }); $(function() { $('table').tablesorter({ widgets: ['zebra', 'stickyHeaders', 'resizable', 'filter'], widgetOptions: { stickyHeaders : '', // number or jquery selector targeting the position:fixed element stickyHeaders_offset : 110, // added to table ID, if it exists stickyHeaders_cloneId : '-sticky', // trigger "resize" event on headers stickyHeaders_addResizeEvent : true, // if false and a caption exist, it won't be included in the sticky header stickyHeaders_includeCaption : true, // The zIndex of the stickyHeaders, allows the user to adjust this to their needs stickyHeaders_zIndex : 2, // jQuery selector or object to attach sticky header to stickyHeaders_attachTo : null, // scroll table top into view after filtering stickyHeaders_filteredToTop: true, resizable: true, filter_onlyAvail : 'filter-onlyAvail', filter_childRows : true, filter_startsWith : true, filter_useParsedData : true, filter_defaultAttrib : 'data-value' }, headers: { 1: {sorter: 'inputs', width: '50px'}, 2: {sorter: 'inputs'}, 3: {sorter: 'inputs'}, 4: {sorter: 'inputs'}, 5: {sorter: 'inputs'}, 6: {sorter: 'inputs'}, 7: {sorter: 'inputs', width: '100px'}, 8: {sorter: 'inputs', width: '140px'}, 9: {sorter: 'inputs'}, 10: {sorter: 'inputs'}, 11: {sorter: 'inputs'}, } }); $('table').tablesorterPager({container: $(".pager"), positionFixed: false, size: 50, pageDisplay : $(".pagedisplay"), pageSize : $(".pagesize"), }); $("#table1").tablesorter(options); /* make second table scroll within its wrapper */ options.widgetOptions.stickyHeaders_attachTo = '.wrapper'; // or $('.wrapper') $("#table2").tablesorter(options); }); </script> The structure of the tables: <tr class="odd" style="display: table-row;"> <form action="/self.php" method="POST"> </form><input type="hidden" name="f" value="data"> <td><input type="hidden" name="mod_id" value="741">741</td> <td class="updateInput"><input type="text" name="name" value="Test User Name"></td> <td class="updateInput"><input type="text" name="address" value="2548451 Random address"></td> <td class="updateInput"><input type="email" name="email" value=""></td> <td class="updateInput"><input type="text" name="entitlement" value="none"></td> <td class="updateInput"><input type="text" name="card_number" value="6846416548644352"></td> <td class="updateInput"><input type="checkbox" name="verify" value="1" checked=""></td> <td class="updateInput"><input type="checkbox" name="card_sended" value="1" checked=""></td> <td class="updateInput"><input type="text" name="create_date" value="2014-02-12 21:09:16"></td> <td class="updateInput"><a href="self.php?f=data&amp;del=741">X</a></td> <td class="updateInput"><input type="submit" value="SAVE"></td><td class="updateInput"></td></tr> So the thing is I don't know how to configure the filter to search these values... I already added some options, but none of them are working... Any help would be great!

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  • Bind a key to a commandline command in Mac OS X?

    - by Stefan Lasiewski
    I have a Mac Powerbook running Leopard (10.5.8). Does Leopard provide an easy way to bind keys to commands which are typically run on the commandline? For example, I can open up Terminal.app and run the command /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine which will activate the screensaver and lock my screen. What if I want to bind 'Apple-key L' to this command and execute this globally, regardless of which application is in use at the moment? Can I do this, or can I only run ScreenSaverEngine from a Terminal window? I tried to set up global keyboard shortcuts, but it seems that this won't allow me to bind a key to an arbitrary shell command: Note: You can create keyboard shortcuts only for existing menu commands. You cannot define keyboard shortcuts for general purpose tasks such as opening an application or switching between applications. I tried to set up a application keyboard shortcut, but commands like ScreenSaverEngine don't seem to be an application. Note that this Screensaver/Lock screen is just one example. I have come across other nifty commands which I might want to bind to a key-combination as well. I can do this in Gnome and Windows (with varying success). How about with Leopard? Should I be looking at doing this with AppleScript? (I haven't used that since the Hypercard days ...)

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  • Some process/service/driver repeatedly presses F5

    - by VitalyB
    Hi everyone, I have the strangest problem that started 2 days ago (Windows7, 64bit). SOMETHING causes my F5 key to be constantly pressed. Rebooting helps, but only for a while, it keeps coming back to that. So far I've tried to disconnect and reconnect the keyboard (physically), however, disconnecting the keyboard doesn't actually do anything. Reconnecting it back again, causes the F5-pressing to stop, but not for very long (seconds/minutes). I'd really like to avoid a binary search for the programs (process closing/keyboard switching/etc) before I can, at the very least, identify the source of the keypress. Is there an application that can show me what is causing a key press? E.g is it the keyboard driver, or some process that executes SendKey repeatedly for reasons unknown. Thanks! P.S FYI, having F5 causes the strangest side effects. Task Manager refreshes very very quickly (as F5 is refresh), the desktop is constantly flickering and all the browsers stop working as they keep trying to refresh. I was lucky to find out what the heck is happening only because I started notepad and saw that current date/time started to appear constantly. If not that, I'd still be wondering.

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  • Is reliability reputation of mechanical keyboards overblown?

    - by Rarst
    A while back I worked up to finally buying mechanical keyboard (~$100 range, "black" switches) and was initially quite content with purchase. However just outside first year (read it - as soon as warranty expired) it started to develop repeat issues (press once, get chain of letter repeated) on multiple keys. It doesn't react to generic cleaning (up to compressed air) and searching Internet shows noticeable amount of people with similar-to-identical issues, spanning years. This makes me severely hesitant to buy another mechanical keyboard, considering: every other keyboard I ever owned, including ultra-cheap crap managed to last longer than that typing experience is nice, but not lifechanging-fan-forever nice for me my choice of mechanical keyboards is severely limited not many brands represented in local market and primarily crazy looking gamer models russian (not to mention russian and ukrainian if possible) layout excludes international ordering price tag for a meek year of use I got our of it is plain demoralizing It is obvious mechanical keyboards have their fans, but shopping around for "best fit" or getting into multiple hundreds price tags is probably not something I am highly interested in. Considering my constraints and bad experience with reliability, is it practical for me to sink more money into buying mechanical keyboard(s) again? In other words - manufacturers are beaming about how crazy reliable mechanical keyboards are. Are active long time users of such keyboards confidently of same opinion?

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  • How NumLock is used in Ubuntu?

    - by ???
    I found that, when the NumLock is on, then many key combination won't work. For example, generally Ctrl-A is used to select all, but it won't work when NumLock is on. There are two keyboard: The laptop one (Thinkpad T61), and an external USB keyboard. The logs shown in xev: (no log when pressed Fn+NumLock on the laptop keyboard) Logs when pressed the NumLock on the USB keyboard: (Switch On) KeyPress event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0xb600001, root 0xac, subw 0x0, time 22187595, (102,107), root:(1198,133), state 0x10, keycode 77 (keysym 0xff7f, Num_Lock), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False PropertyNotify event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0xb600001, atom 0x1b8 (XKLAVIER_STATE), time 22187601, state PropertyNewValue KeyRelease event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0xb600001, root 0xac, subw 0x0, time 22187723, (102,107), root:(1198,133), state 0x10, keycode 77 (keysym 0xff7f, Num_Lock), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False (Switch Off) KeyPress event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0xb600001, root 0xac, subw 0x0, time 22187899, (102,107), root:(1198,133), state 0x0, keycode 77 (keysym 0xff7f, Num_Lock), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False PropertyNotify event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0xb600001, atom 0x1b8 (XKLAVIER_STATE), time 22187904, state PropertyNewValue KeyRelease event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0xb600001, root 0xac, subw 0x0, time 22188003, (102,107), root:(1198,133), state 0x10, keycode 77 (keysym 0xff7f, Num_Lock), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False

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