Colin Guthrie wrote:
> Erin Wilkins wrote:
>> Your problem is the line "SlowKeys=true". This enables one of KDEs
>> accessibility features. Your keyboard still works, but to get a key
>> to register, you have to press and hold down the key for a while.
>>
>> It's possible to turn this feature on by holding down a key for a
>> while. KDE will then ask if you want it enabled. Perhaps you or
>> someone else mistakenly answered "yes"?. There's actually a report on
>> the net that someone's cat managed to do this by laying down on the
>> keyboard.
>
> Yeah you are correct in this. I remember some popup coming up when I
> was thinking about what I was writing as I held shift (I was about to
> start a sentence so needed a capital). I then decided what I wanted to
> write, which was a new line.... and just as the dialog sprang up, I
> hit return...... before I could read it.
>
> This is most definitely *not* adding to accessibility!!!
>
> I can enable it at will now, but I no longer get a confirmation. So if
> I hold down shift for a while as I'm thinking what to type at the
> start of a sentence (I seem to do this a lot!) I'll get this feature
> turned on automatically without any dialog or notification. I don't
> think I've ever heard of a more backward "accessibility" feature....
>
> Turned it off now, but this is still totally dumb.
>
>
> Col
>
How did you turn this off. As far as I can see in cooker kde3 I have all
the accessibility options not selected but holding the shift key down
still seems to invoke the accessibility features, and I don't understand
why?

regards,
Steve