[1746] in testers
key repeat on rs 7.3f is too slow.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Mon Aug 5 12:17:25 1991
From: akajerry@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 91 12:17:25 -0400
To: jefft@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Cc: testers@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Jeff Tang's message of Sun, 04 Aug 91 15:10:58 EDT <9108041911.AA13627@M11-115-5.MIT.EDU>
May we should add this to the Athena install procedure. The key click
is arguable, but considering the speed of the keyboard repeat is such
that you can type a key multiple times faster than holding it down and
letting it auto-repeat, I think it should be changed.
--Jerry
From: lwvanels@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 91 15:26:21 -0400
To: akajerry@ATHENA.MIT.EDU, probe@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Subject: [lwvanels@MIT.EDU: Re: key click - comp.unix.aix #6659]
Reply-To: lwvanels@mit.edu
You might be interested in this- at least, the key click and slow keyboard
really annoy me-
In article <1991Aug2.095829.27010@muc.ibm.de>, afx@barolo.sbz.munich.ibm.com (Andreas Siegert) writes:
|> I suggest using the following commands to get permanently rid of
|> the annoying key click:
|> chdev -l siokb0 -a click=0 -P
|> this tells the ODM that you do not want it.
|> then edit /usr/bin/xinit and add the -c 0 to all possible invocations of X.
|> reboot the machine and everything is quiet.
|> have fun
|> afx
|> P.S.:
|> If you want a fast keyboard permanently use
|> chdev -l siokb0 -a typmatic_rate=30 -P
|> before you do the reboot.
|> --
|> Andreas Siegert IBM Deutschland GmbH Voice: +49 89 7670-509
|> AIX Field Support Center Pocci Strasse 11 Fax: +49 89 7670-225
|> afx@ibm.de D-8000 Muenchen 2
|> All opinions expressed are my own and not an official IBM Statement!
