Strange keyboard behaviour
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Strange keyboard behaviour
G'day All,
My Microbloat keyboard has developed an interesting condition. The y key will work in lower case, but if Caps Lock is active nothing appears on the screen.
This is annoying as I have my own flight planning software that requires airport identifiers, most of course beginning with a Y. For ease of readability I like my idents in CAPS.
I need to switch to lower case text, shift Y, caps lock on, and type the rest of the identifier, each time I enter a new waypoint, or hold the shift button while entering all idents.
Trivial I know, but the y key must be OK as it works in lower case, why would it not work if CAPS LOCK is on?
Maybe I just do too much planning and have worn out the y key, time for a new keyboard.
Regards,
Two Dogs
My Microbloat keyboard has developed an interesting condition. The y key will work in lower case, but if Caps Lock is active nothing appears on the screen.
This is annoying as I have my own flight planning software that requires airport identifiers, most of course beginning with a Y. For ease of readability I like my idents in CAPS.
I need to switch to lower case text, shift Y, caps lock on, and type the rest of the identifier, each time I enter a new waypoint, or hold the shift button while entering all idents.
Trivial I know, but the y key must be OK as it works in lower case, why would it not work if CAPS LOCK is on?
Maybe I just do too much planning and have worn out the y key, time for a new keyboard.
Regards,
Two Dogs
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I am not sure if this will help, but here goes:
Try opening MS Word or Notepad and typing there. If the y still refuses to become an uppercase y - there may be an unlikely problem with your keyboard.
Beware of the sticky keys, a Microsoft invention to assist those that may need keyboard help. At times the MS solution can devolve a perfectly good keyboard/PC interface.
Good Luck!
Try opening MS Word or Notepad and typing there. If the y still refuses to become an uppercase y - there may be an unlikely problem with your keyboard.
Beware of the sticky keys, a Microsoft invention to assist those that may need keyboard help. At times the MS solution can devolve a perfectly good keyboard/PC interface.
Good Luck!
