Guest jpearson Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Hello, I have Mandriva Linux 2006 32bit version installed and everything works fine but the keyboard is too sensitive. It seems to repeat when I press a key and all I do is press a key normally. My keybard works fine in Windows XP so I am sure it is not the keyboard. It is a MicroInovations multimedia keyboard. Thank you John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Try this. Open a console and type this command: xset r rate 500 35 (that's what my repeat rate is set to and seems to work fine) The first number is the delay and the second number is the repeat rate. The delay is the number of milliseconds before autorepeat starts, and the rate is the number of repeats per second. If this works, you will have to put that command in a script somewhere to be run after X is started. If you tell me what desktop environment you are using, I can tell you how to initiate a script for the command, if this works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uralmasha Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 ... you can also do it with you mouse, if you prefer. In KDE you can change keyboard repeat rate and delay-before-repeat by going to <menu>-System-Configuration-Configure your desktop. Then go to "Peripherials", choose keyboard there, and make some tests what setting you find comfortable. In Gnome you go to Gnome Control Centre (also under system- configuration menu). Choose "keyboard" there and, again, setup the repeat rate and delay before repeat. You can also use command line to start the config. applications, type in terminal kcontrol OR gnome-control-center for setup screen in KDE or GNOME, respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jpearson Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Thank you both for your help. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Thanks uralmasha. I run Fluxbox and did not know of a menu way of doing this. I think maybe your way will stay through reboots without having to put the command in a script. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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