Re: Bug#85629: keymap for RiscPC
On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 12:12:14PM +0100, rmk@arm.linux.org.uk wrote:
> Yann Dirson writes:
> > There is at least the option of running gpm with the "-S ''" option so that
> > you can reboot with your mouse - or even trigger reinitialisation of the
> > keyboard, with a bit more work.
>
> Yuck. I use all three buttons on my mouse. I don't want the machine
> randomly rebooting.
The special combination for gpm is first triple-clicking with both left and
right buttons (that is, hold one, and triple-click the other one), then
select one of 3 functions using a button of your choice within a given
delay. I never heard of anyone triggering that inadvertantly :)
> Bodges will come back to fester later. Always fix problems properly so it
> never re-appears. Don't introduce new problems that can be easily worked
> around.
OK. But there are so many ways to get an unasable keyboard :)
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