Re: Mac Keyboard Issues in X

[Joel Ewy <jcewy@swbell.net>]

ljmoore@wightman.ca wrote:
> On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 10:59:57PM -0500, Joel Ewy wrote:
>   
>> Hey all,
>>
>> ... Back in 2004 when I installed Woody on an 840av, I noted that 
>>     
> keys
>   
>> wouldn't repeat in X.  (e.g., you can't scroll with arrow keys, hold 'j'
>> down in vi or less and move down more than one line at a time, or eat up
>> a line with the backspace key)  This feature worked in the console with
>> no problem.  
>> I think it just has to be something to do with XF86 4...  Any wisdom?
>>
>> JCE
>>     
>
> the xserver-xorg package's 'startx -help' suggests that
> "startx r" should enable key repititions. 
> Perhaps the developers were listening?
>
>
>   
Interesting.  When I get some time again, and after I experiment with a
2.6 kernel in Sarge, I'll see if I can get Etch installed on one of the
Q840avs and see if "startx r" results in the desired outcome.  Thanks
for the tip.

JC