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On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:27:05 +0000 dandart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I've had this but with Control. As if the OS thinks the keyboard is > set on. I fixed it by tapping all the soft modifier keys, to > hopefully reset them. Ctrl, alt, shift, super, alt gr... > > On Mar 29, 2010 11:13am, NW <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I have used desktop computers for many years. Just recently, for the > > > first time, I acquired a laptop, Compaq Presario V5030EA. Getting > > used > > > to it a bit now. > > > > > Yesterday I suddenly found that I could not enter any numbers, > > instead I > > > was getting the other characters on the keys. EG, instead of 12345 > > I was > > > getting !"Â$% as though I had the shift key held down. > > > > > I looked around the keyboard but could not see anything obvious > > that I > > > might have pressed in error. There is a Caps Lock key, of course, > > but > > > nothing like a Shift Lock. In the end I had to close down and > > restart > > > the computer. Then all was well. > > > > > Can anyone suggest what I might have done I have never come across > > > anything like this before. And I don't want to cause it again. > > > > > Thanks for any help > > > > > Neil Most laptops have the "extra" keys mapped onto the "normal" ones by way of the Fn 'modifier. Certainly on my HP G6092 if I hit Fn+Scroll it enabled the 'numpad' (where 456 is actually on UIO, 123 is on JKL, etc). It is thoroughly confusing when you're not expecting it. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html