[Virtualacorn-list] Mystery carriage returns

[Brian D]

On 5 May,  
     Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim at powys.org> wrote:

> On 5 May at 15:19, Brian Jordan <brian.jordan9 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
> > One of the benefits of VA is the ease with which I can swap in and out
> > of my Virtual desktop to my Windows XP desktop. (Although I would
> > prefer to use RISC OS all of the time I live in a world where from
> > time to time I need to use software under Windows in particular to
> > check whether my web sites display correctly on Firefox etc.) The only
> > problem I have with this is that /sometimes/ on returning to the RISC
> > OS desktop I find an uncontrollable carriage return which always
> > requires a reboot. By this I mean that on opening eg a Zap or Ovation
> > Pro window the caret rushes to the bottom of the page and the window
> > then continues to scroll downwards at high speed. A series of <Escape>
> > presses temporarily fixes the problem but it then lies in wait ready
> > to pounce again just as I am doing something important.
> 
> I have occasionally seen a key go into auto-repeat and refuse all
> blandishments to stop.  So have to reboot.

I've had this problem, mostly (only?) in Zap. I've assumed it to be a Zap
problem. Perhaps it isn't.

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  Brian Duffell  VirtualRiscPCSA  | RISC OS 4.39 Adjust
  Darlington Dolphin Masters ASC  | <www.darlingtonmasters.org.uk>