[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Keyboard funniness - ctrl+shift not working



jedd wrote:

>  Howdi,
> 
>  I have a Logitech G15 keyboard, and have two problems since
>  the upgrade to 4.2.4
> 
>  First is that the ctrl+shift (to select a word at a time, say) does
>  not work.  Shift+cursors work fine to select an area, and
>  ctrl+cursors work fine to move forward and backwards a
>  word at a time.  This has been observed in every editable
>  window I've got (ajax widgets in konq, kmail, kate, oofice etc)
> 
>  I've found some references to this problem and xkb mappings,
>  but they pretty much all relate to old versions of both X and
>  KDE (3.x branch).  I know X is being upgraded at the same time
>  with unstable .. so I'm hoping this has bitten someone else already.
> 
>  Second one is on how to use my extended keys - the G15 keyboard
>  provides 18 new keys you can assign to things.  With earlier
>  versions of X and KDE, I could assign 6 of these to flick straight to
>  one of my six virtual desktops, and another 6 to send a window
>  to a given desktop.  With System Settings | Keyboard & Mouse |
>  Global Keyboard Shortcuts | KWin -- I have two problems.    I can't
>  have more than one setting for 'Switch to Desktop x' (you used to
>  have primary/secondary on KDE3) - so it looks like I have to surrender
>  ctrl-F1 to F6.  And on 'Window to Desktop x' it now complains that
>  Qt can't support that key.  G15 daemon installed, xkb (in systray)
>  recognises the keyboard properly etc.
> 
>  Jedd.
> 
> 
> 
> 
Just an idea. Maybe you should try to enable keyboard layout in K-
>Systemsettings->Regional&Language and change to Logitech G15 extra keys via 
G15daemon ?



Reply to: