Re: [gentoo-user] OT: loooong delay with keyboard

["Mantas Povilaitis" <mpovilaitis@gmail.com>]

On 4/20/06, Matias Grana <matiasg@dm.uba.ar> wrote:
> hi;
> a mate at work is using KDE (actually, he has Slackware, not Gentoo,
> but I guess it's the same). All of a sudden, a strange thing happened:
> When he logs in his account, the keyboard has a really long delay (about
> half a second) to echo each pressed key. So to write, say, 'no', he has
> to press the 'n', hold it for 1/2 second, then the 'o', hold it for 1/2
> second, and that's it.
> This happens in only one account, the others are unaffected.
>
> Does someone here know what the problem might be?

maybe

Control center -> Regional & Accessibility -> Accessibility -> Keyboard

Slow keys
 If this option is enabled, the user must hold the key down for a
specified period of time (adjustable with the slider) before the
keystroke will be accepted. This helps prevent accidental key strokes.

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