From mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi Tue Apr 27 05:14:10 2010 Message-ID: <4BD6AA6A.90509@abbuc.de> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:12:10 +0200 From: Stefan Niestegge User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.9) Gecko/20100415 Thunderbird/3.0.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: mint@lists.fishpool.fi Subject: Re: [MiNT] MiNT questions References: <000ec215.01d052629f20@mail.gmx.net> <000c2bdf.0183926206c8@smtp.wanadoo.fr> <4BD0A7AC.5000101@online.no> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi Errors-to: mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi X-original-sender: beetle@abbuc.de Precedence: bulk List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-Id: X-List-ID: List-subscribe: List-owner: List-post: Am 27.04.2010 11:04, schrieb Paul Wratt: > On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 5:46 AM, Jo Even Skarstein wrote: > >> Helmut Karlowski wrote: >> >> >>>> 1- if I scroll with the mouse wheel, it sometimes enter an endless >>>> scrolling and nothing can stop it but a restart, >>>> >>> This may also be due to the keyboard-handler. >>> >>> >>>> 2- sometimes, when I type, if I press the shift key to type some >>>> caracters uppercase, then I release the shift key and the text >>>> I type then is uppercase too. I found the only way to return >>>> to lowercase state is pressing both shift keys together. >>>> >>> Funny thing is: I get this on aranym sometimes too: Alt goes away by Alt >>> - Shift sometimes, and the key-repeat never, but the latter is something >>> else I assume. >>> >>> The locked Alt happens when I quit XaAES with Alt-Q and don't release >>> the Alt-key fast enough, i.e. when Alt is pressed while the shell that >>> started XaAES gets control. >>> >> I have no keyboard problems on my Milan. I do suffer from the occasional >> stuck Alt or Control, but only with my homemade Atari->PS/2-adapter so I >> won't blame MiNT ;-) On the Milan, TOS-routines are used for the actual >> interaction with the hardware. To me, this suggests that the problem >> most likely is related to the IKBD-handler in the kernel. >> >> Jo Even >> >> > some people wont think this post is relavent, but I am seeing a > pattern here, but am unsure where it leads. > > I have had the exact same problem with an MSX emulator. Both key > repeats and sticky shift keys. > > The pattern seems to be related to keyboard handler, or keyboard > (emulator) timing. > > Is this ever known to have sticky keys or repeating keys on a standard > Atari ST/STe/Falcon? > > Also, I understand why I may be getting the problem, and wounder if it > is also a related issue for others, and that is the use of extended > characters or key tables (eg using " + e to get an e with double dots, > etc where " + space gets you the actual " character) > > Also note, use latest (helmut) kernel/xaaes (and maybe combo with > Alans hex patch, for CT) > > cheers > > Paul > > > Yeah, i have sometimes sticky key on my Falcon. Not sure what key it is, but it also stops when i press another. Beetle