Ted Roche wrote: > On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 11:12 PM, Whil Hentzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> To wit: Every once in a while, maybe every couple of weeks or so, the UI >> would act as if I was holding the shift key down. > > Is this a ThinkPad? I've had trouble with the keyboard on my T61p, > where the Shift keys aren't sensitive enough. Especially annoying when > typing in passwords. I've also noticed some of the cursor arrow keys > need to be pressed firmly all the way down to pick up. I'm thinking > the quality of the keyboard unit is the problem. A sticky key would be > another symptom I'd expect...
Yeah, it's a Thinkpad (that was an easy one around here...) but I've got an external keyboard hooked up. Though that keyboard is getting a little long in the tooth. The other TP next to it, running Fedora, has been flaking every once in a while, but not nearly this bad (every 3-4 months, maybe?) Whil _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
