Guest Justice Shades Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Some how the fn button is stuck 'on' as it where on my acer travelmate. i don't know how it happened and I have no idea how to unstick it please please someone help. Its very hard to type with one finger holding down the fn button constantly :) [moved from tips and tricks to laptops and portable devices - tyme] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2 Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Is this a mechanical problem, is the button physically stuck? Or is your system acting as if it were stuck? Welcome to the board! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSurfer60 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 By the description it sounds like the system is reading the key position reversed i.e. on when it should be off and visa versa. I don't know the answer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Justice Shades Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 my laptop is acting as if I were constantly pressing the fn button, my 18month old son was typing away when i wasn't looking, god knows how he did it! I've tried pressing every button to no avail Thanx for the welcome :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 What operating system are you using? What applications were open when the incident occurred? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 This has happened to me before and a reboot solved the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Yes. In windows, Acer retains the button press, but in Linux, it reverts back to the neutral state, at least my Acer does this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSurfer60 Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 What about the kde accessibility slow keys tool? Check in kde control center to see if it is turned on. Just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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