Re: Puzzling lack of F8

["Robert Holmgren" holmgren@xxxxxxxx]

** Reply to message from Harry Binswanger  on Sat, 18 Jun 2005
16:36:51 -0400

F-keys are where, left or top or both?

F8 used to work, and now it doesn't -- right? If it's an F-keys on the left
keyboard, does the alternate [S]F8 key work, the one located above the
!@#$%^&*() keys? Bet it does (unless you've reprogrammed it).

Hit F8 repeatedly. Does it work once in a while? If so, it's either dirty or
you may need to play with the latency of the repeat action (MODE CON
RATE/DELAY) -- the keyboard may be putting out F8 too slowly for the system.
Try moving the "Idle sensitivity" slider in Properties ==> Misc to the left,
and relaunch Xy. Try slowing the whole computer down by running 20 iterations
of Internet Explorer or some other memory hog. Try reprogramming your keyboard.

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Robert Holmgren
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