On Thu, 13 Mar 2014 16:56:17 +0000 Glynn Clements <gl...@gclements.plus.com> wrote:
> > YuGiOhJCJ Mailing-List wrote: > > > What is a bit strange is that my keyboard can handle the "left > > shift" + "right shift" + "exclam" but is not able to handle the > > "left shift" + "right shift" + "comma" that seems to be similar > > (same number of keys pushed at the same time). > > I did a quick test. This is with a UK keyboard; the bottom row is: > > [Shift] \ Z X C V B N M , . / [Shift] > > > With the left and right Shift keys held down, the keys > > \ B N / > > generate an event, while the keys > > Z X C V M , . > > don't. > It is exactly the same on my FR keyboard; the bottom row is: [Shift] < W X C V B N , ; : ! [Shift] With the left and right Shift keys held down, the keys: < B N ! generate an event, while the keys W X C V , ; : ! don't. >More expensive keyboards (e.g. some "gaming" keyboards) avoid this >problem by adding diodes in series with (some of) the switches, so >that current can only flow from the rows to the columns, and not >vice-versa. But that adds to the cost, and most modern keybards are >nothing if not cheap. Yes, my keyboard is very cheap and it could explain why it does not handle these combinations. _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: %(user_address)s
