Msg: Re: vdosplus keyboard anomaly

No change at all, other than monthly Windows updates -- this is 8.1. I've been using this vdosplus version for years, and I don't think it's ever happened before. Today, two instances, 5 minutes apart. But thanks. If there's a next time I'll try the shift keys.

On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 07:01:49 PM EDT, Carl Distefano <cld@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Reply to note from "John Paines" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

("vf200") Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:20:10 +0000 (UTC)

John,

> I've performed unknown editing keystrokes which suddenly render

> the keyboard inoperative in both vdosplus and Windows -- either

> keystrokes don't work, or they perform unexpected actions,

> bringing up Windows dialogues and menus. Ending vdos in the task

> manager does not bring the keyboard back. All I can do is shutdown

> and restart.

I experience "stuck" shifting keys (Shift, Alt, Ctrl) in vDosPlus

fairly regularly. Jiggling these keys usually unsticks them.

Occasionally, I have to kill and restart the vDosPlus session, but I've

never had to go so far as to restart Windows. I have no idea what

causes the keys to stick, and no solution to offer. It's a bit odd that

you've only just started to experience this problem. Has something in

your setup changed?

Carl Distefano

cld@xxxxxxxxxx