Re: Keyboard rate question..

From: Harald Koenig (koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de)
Date: Sat Mar 25 2000 - 06:22:48 EST

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    On Mar 24, Mike A. Harris wrote:

    > On systems where one keyboard is shared between two or more
    > computers, when you switch the mechanical switch from one machine
    > to the next, the keyboard repeat rate gets reset to slowness.
    >
    > I'd like the keyboard to maintain my repeat rate across this if
    > possible. I'd like it to be seamless - so no user needs to do
    > anything. Thus I figured the best way would be to have the
    > keyboard handler detect the keyboard disappearing and reappearing
    > and reprogram the repeat rate. Another option would be to
    > reprogram the repeat rate upon VC switch.
    >
    > Any other ideas? Sample code? I'd really appreciate it,
    > thanks..

    fix the hardware switch so that it doesn't switch off power supply
    for the keyboard even only for a short time:

    directly connect ground from one/more PC inlets to keyboard outlet
    and connect one/more power supply pins from PC keyboard inlet
    with a diode or each inlet to avoid short-circuits between
    power supply lines of different PCs.

    >
    > TTYL
    >
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    > hands into the mineral oil, but *MAN* is my keyboard ever fast now!
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    Harald

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