[Virtualacorn-list] Mystery carriage returns

[charles]

On 06 May, Brian Jordan <brian.jordan9 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 06/05/2009 16:21:32 GMT Daylight Time,  
> <ATimbrell at aol.com> wrote:

> [Snip]

>  
> > A "stuck" key (i.e. one that autorepeats without being asked) happens
> > when a key down event is received, but there is no corresponding key up
> > event.
>  
> > You can often generate the key up even yourself by hiting (hammer
> > optional) the key that's "stuck". This adds yet another key down 
> > event, but also should generate the required key up event. Hopefully
> > this will stop the auto repeattttttttt.
>  
> > This applied to both real and virtual machines, and also to a number 
> > of non RISC OS computers.

> Aaron

> This has been very helpful. This evening I have had two of these events
> when coming back from the XP desktop to the full screen RISC OS desktop.
> On both occasions a single prod of the return key has fixed the problem
> apparently permanently and enabled me to continue working without any
> need to reboot. Many thanks.

I get this phenomenon on my Iyonix fed through a KVM.  Since this happened
after installing a replacement KVM and PS2 to USB converter, my first
thought ws the KVM which I'd bought from CJE.  Andrew Conroy assured me the
faault lay with the PS2 to USB converter.  I haven't yet changed as it
involves a lot of furniture movement to reach it.  I'll report back.

-- 
>From KT24 - in "Leafy Surrey"

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.11