| AndrewMcC | Here's an odd one. Upgraded a PC to 14.04, and now the space-bar doesn't work normally in the GUI. Works fine in the console, and shift-space is a workaround. | 15:57 |
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| zmoylan-len | try a different keyboard, uk v ireland? | 15:59 |
| zmoylan-len | keyboard layout i mean | 15:59 |
| AndrewMcC | zmoylan-len: Yep, tried that, no joy. | 16:00 |
| AndrewMcC | When I press space the cursor flashes, but it just seems to ignore it. | 16:01 |
| zmoylan-len | is it a laptop with wacky function keys? | 16:02 |
| AndrewMcC | No, a wireless keyboard. With wacky function keys. :) | 16:03 |
| AndrewMcC | There's just a little USB dongle plugged into the front of the PC. | 16:03 |
| zmoylan-len | i did have one system where the os did the fn-function key by default instead of the function key when i pressed it. had to turn it off. just in case the spacebar is now not for typing but a page down replacement | 16:04 |
| AndrewMcC | Hmm. There's a little X-windows utility for showing what key it thinks is being pressed. Can't remember what it's called, but will try to find it and see what it is. | 16:04 |
| ebel | that is weird | 16:05 |
| zmoylan-len | since touch screens came along keyboards have been relegated to obsolete technology | 16:05 |
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